2026-2027 Term Dates
| Term / Holiday | Starts | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 1 September 2026 | 18 December 2026 | 15 weeks |
| Autumn Half Term | 19 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: rutland.gov.uk. Last checked: .
Rutland County Council sets term dates for the area’s maintained schools, published via its official term dates page. Rutland has the highest academy conversion rate in the East Midlands: Department for Education data shows 95% of its state schools, including every secondary, are now academies, leaving the council directly responsible for only a handful of primary schools. Rutland is also England’s smallest historic county, with a population of around 41,000, one of the smallest local authority areas in the country, and has been a unitary authority since 1997, having previously been a district within Leicestershire. It’s currently part of a wider local government reorganisation covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, with new councils potentially arriving from 2028. As with most local authorities, academies set their own calendar, so check with your child’s school directly. See our brief history of INSET days for more background.