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 2005 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
The above schedule sets out 198 days in total, providing a framework for schools from which five days should be selected as training days for teachers, set by headteachers in consultation with their staff.
Occasional days
The schedule also allows for the 3 occasional day holidays for pupils and staff to be set in consultation with each school’s governing body. In considering the dates of these 3 days, governing bodies should take account of the need to observe religious festivals other than Christmas and Easter. These should also be taken from within the 198 days specified in the schedule. Should the occasional days not be required for religious festivals it is recommended that they be used at the end of the summer term 2026.
Please note that the total number of working days for teachers is 195 and for pupils is 190.
Contact us
For more information contact pupil support
Tel: 020 8825 5566
Email: pupilsupport@ealing.gov.uk