2026-2027 Term Dates
| Term / Holiday | Starts | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2 September 2026 | 18 December 2026 | 15 weeks |
| Autumn Half Term | 26 October 2026 | 30 October 2026 | 1 week |
| Spring Term | 4 January 2027 | 25 March 2027 | 11 weeks |
| Spring Half Term | 15 February 2027 | 19 February 2027 | 1 week |
| Summer Term | 12 April 2027 | 21 July 2027 | 14 weeks |
| Summer Half Term | 31 May 2027 | 4 June 2027 | 1 week |
Term by Term
Source: buckinghamshire.gov.uk. Last checked: .
Buckinghamshire Council sets term dates for the area’s maintained schools, published via its official term dates page. Buckinghamshire operates one of the few remaining fully selective, county-wide school systems in England: it has 13 grammar schools, and every child sits the Secondary Transfer Test, the local 11-plus, to determine whether they’re offered a grammar place. The council itself is relatively new, having become a unitary authority only in 2020, when the county council and its four district councils, Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe, were abolished and merged into one. Department for Education data shows around 43% of Buckinghamshire’s schools are academies overall, rising to 89% at secondary level. As with most local authorities, these dates apply directly to maintained schools; academies may set their own calendar. See our guide to key dates for primary and secondary school starters, particularly relevant here given the 11-plus timetable.