London Borough of Barking and Dagenham school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as London Borough of Barking and Dagenham published them: 12 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Barking and Dagenham school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Barking and Dagenham is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
First Day of Autumn Term
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
October Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Last Day of Autumn Term
Friday, 18 December 2026 · all day
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
First Day of Spring Term
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
February Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Last Day of Spring Term
Thursday, 25 March 2027 · all day
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
First Day of Summer Term
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Last Day of Summer Term
Thursday, 22 July 2027 · all day
Summer Holidays
23 July – 31 August 2027 · 40 days
Before you book anything
These are London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’s dates for the schools it sets term dates for. Academies, free schools and voluntary-aided schools can and do set their own, and every school chooses its own INSET days on top of these. Check your school’s own calendar before booking a holiday.
Every term start and end on this page was found in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’s own published PDF.
- The year runs
- 1 September 2026 to 22 July 2027
- School days
- 197
- Published dates
- 12
- Last updated
- 23 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 68 schools in the Barking and Dagenham area, and which of them follow London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Barking and Dagenham on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.
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Autumn term 1 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 25 March 2027 · Summer term 12 April – 22 July 2027