School term and holiday dates

Page updated on: 30/06/2025

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Term Term begins Half Term Term Ends
Summer 2025 Monday 28th April Monday 26th May – Friday 30th May Monday 21st July
Autumn 2025 Tuesday 2nd September Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October Friday 19th December
Spring 2026 Monday 5th January Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February Friday 27th March
Summer 2026 Monday 13th April Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May Monday 20th July
Autumn 2026 Wednesday 2nd September Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October Friday 18th December
Spring 2027 Monday 4th January Monday 8th February to Friday 12th February Friday 19th March
Summer 2027 Monday 5th April Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June Tuesday 20th July

Designated INSET Days

  • Monday 1st September 2025
  • Tuesday 1st September 2026

For school specific INSET days, please contact the relevant school. Usually, schools have 5 INSET days during the academic year (including the designated days).

In January 2023 the Minister for Education and Welsh Language laid the Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. The Regulations increase the number of INSET days from 5 to 6 days for the next 3 academic years (2022 to 2023, 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025).

Good Friday

  • 3rd April 2026
  • 26th March 2027

May Day

  • 4th May 2026
  • 3rd May 2027

Please note that this calendar is subject to any changes that may arise as a result of government policy decisions. We do not accept liability for any losses incurred in respect of altered holiday arrangements following such changes.

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