Term and holiday dates

Academic year 2025/26

Autumn term 2025

  • Start of term: Monday 1 September 2025
  • Half term: Monday 27 October to Friday 31 October 2025
  • End of term: Friday 19 December 2025
  • Christmas holiday: Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026

Spring term 2026

  • Start of term: Monday 5 January 2026
  • Half term: Monday 16 February to Friday 20 February 2026
  • End of term: Friday 27 March 2026
  • Easter holiday: Monday 30 March - Friday 10 April 2026

Summer term 2026

  • Start of term: Monday 13 April 2026
  • May day: Monday 4 May 2026
  • Spring bank holiday 25 May 2026
  • Half term: Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May 2026
  • End of term: Thursday 23 July 2026 

Bank holidays

  • 25 December 2025 (Christmas day)
  • 26 December 2025 (Boxing day)
  • 1 January 2026 (New Years day)
  • 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
  • 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
  • 4 May 2026 (May day bank holiday)
  • 25 May 2026 (spring bank holiday)
  • 31 August 2026 (August bank holiday)

Training days 

Schools have 198 days total and must choose 5 days as training days for teachers, decided by headteachers with staff input.

Occasional days 

Schools can also set 3 occasional holidays for students and staff, in consultation with their governing body. These should consider religious festivals besides Christmas and Easter and must come from the 198 days. If not needed for festivals, it is suggested to use them at the end of summer term 2026.

The total number of working days for teachers is 195 and for pupils it is 190.

Contact us

For more information contact pupil support.

Telephone: 020 8825 5566
Email: pupilsupport@ealing.gov.uk