Denbighshire County Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Denbighshire County Council published them: 12 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Denbighshire school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Denbighshire is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
Autumn Term
1 September – 23 October 2026 · 53 days
Term time: Autumn Term up to half term.
Autumn half term holiday
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Autumn Term
2 November – 18 December 2026 · 47 days
Term time: Autumn Term after half term.
Christmas holiday
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
Spring Term
4 January – 5 February 2027 · 33 days
Term time: Spring Term up to half term.
Spring half term
8–12 February 2027 · 5 days
Spring Term
15 February – 19 March 2027 · 33 days
Term time: Spring Term after half term.
Easter holiday
22 March – 2 April 2027 · 12 days
Summer Term
5 April – 28 May 2027 · 54 days
Term time: Summer Term up to half term.
Early May bank holiday
Monday, 3 May 2027 · all day
Summer half term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Summer Term
7 June – 20 July 2027 · 44 days
Term time: Summer Term after half term.
Before you book anything
These are Denbighshire County Council’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.
- The year runs
- 1 September 2026 to 20 July 2027
- School days
- 195
- Published dates
- 12
- Last updated
- 21 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 60 schools in the Denbighshire area, and which of them follow Denbighshire County Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Denbighshire on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.
Nearby councils
Other Wales authorities
Autumn term 1 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 19 March 2027 · Summer term 5 April – 20 July 2027