Local Authorities in South East

Select your local authority below to find school term dates, half terms, and school holiday dates for your area.

2026-2027 Term Dates Compared

In 2026-2027, 15 of the 19 councils with published dates finish the summer term on Wednesday 21 July 2027. Isle of Wight and Surrey finish latest, on 28 July. Isle of Wight and Surrey have a two-week October half term. All of them break up for Easter on Thursday 25 March and return on Monday 12 April.

Local authority Term starts October half term Christmas: last day Easter holiday Summer: last day
Bracknell Forest Wed 2 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Brighton and Hove Wed 2 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Buckinghamshire Wed 2 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
East Sussex Wed 2 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Thu 22 Jul
Hampshire Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Isle of Wight Tue 1 Sep 19 to 30 Oct 2 weeks Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 28 Jul
Kent Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Medway Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Milton Keynes Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Oxfordshire Wed 2 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Portsmouth Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Reading Wed 2 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Slough Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Southampton Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Surrey Tue 1 Sep 19 to 30 Oct 2 weeks Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 28 Jul
West Berkshire Wed 2 Sep 23 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Fri 23 Jul
West Sussex Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Windsor and Maidenhead Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul
Wokingham Tue 1 Sep 26 to 30 Oct Fri 18 Dec 26 Mar to 11 Apr Wed 21 Jul

Dates are for community and voluntary controlled schools, taken from each council's published term dates. The Easter holiday column shows the weekdays and weekends between the last day of the spring term and the first day of the summer term. INSET days are set by individual schools in most areas and are not included. Select a council for full details and the source.

2027-2028 Term Dates Compared

In 2027-2028, 13 of the 16 councils with published dates finish the summer term on Friday 21 July 2028. Surrey finishes earliest, on 19 July, and Isle of Wight finishes latest, on 28 July. Isle of Wight has a two-week October half term. Councils here use 2 different Easter holiday patterns, so it is worth checking your own council in the table.

Local authority Term starts October half term Christmas: last day Easter holiday Summer: last day
Bracknell Forest Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Brighton and Hove Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Buckinghamshire Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
East Sussex Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Hampshire Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Isle of Wight Wed 1 Sep 18 to 29 Oct 2 weeks Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 28 Jul
Kent Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Medway Mon 6 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Wed 26 Jul
Milton Keynes Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Oxfordshire Mon 6 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Tue 21 Dec 8 to 23 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Portsmouth Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Reading Thu 2 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 8 to 23 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Southampton Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Surrey Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Tue 21 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Wed 19 Jul
West Sussex Wed 1 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 1 to 17 Apr Fri 21 Jul
Wokingham Thu 2 Sep 25 to 29 Oct Fri 17 Dec 8 to 23 Apr Fri 21 Jul

Not yet published for 2027-2028: Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead.

Dates are for community and voluntary controlled schools, taken from each council's published term dates. The Easter holiday column shows the weekdays and weekends between the last day of the spring term and the first day of the summer term. INSET days are set by individual schools in most areas and are not included. Select a council for full details and the source.

Which dates apply to my school? The dates listed are for maintained schools (council-run schools). Academies and free schools can set their own term dates, so check with your school directly.