Derbyshire County Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Derbyshire County Council published them: 15 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Derbyshire school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Derbyshire is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
Autumn Term
4 September – 23 October 2026 · 50 days
Term time: Autumn Term up to half term.
Autumn Half-Term
24 October – 1 November 2026 · 9 days
Autumn Term
2 November – 18 December 2026 · 47 days
Term time: Autumn Term after half term.
Christmas Holiday
19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 · 16 days
Spring Term
4 January – 12 February 2027 · 40 days
Term time: Spring Term up to half term.
Spring Half-Term
13–21 February 2027 · 9 days
Spring Term
22 February – 25 March 2027 · 32 days
Term time: Spring Term after half term.
Easter Holiday
26 March – 11 April 2027 · 17 days
Good Friday
Friday, 26 March 2027 · all day
Summer Term
12 April – 27 May 2027 · 46 days
Term time: Summer Term up to half term.
May Day Bank Holiday
Monday, 3 May 2027 · all day
Summer Half-Term
28 May – 7 June 2027 · 11 days
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday, 31 May 2027 · all day
Summer Term
8 June – 23 July 2027 · 46 days
Term time: Summer Term after half term.
Summer Holiday
24 July – 31 August 2027 · 39 days
Before you book anything
These are Derbyshire 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
- 4 September 2026 to 23 July 2027
- School days
- 192
- Published dates
- 15
- Last updated
- 20 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 452 schools in the Derbyshire area, and which of them follow Derbyshire County Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Derbyshire on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.
Nearby councils
Other East Midlands authorities
Autumn term 4 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 25 March 2027 · Summer term 12 April – 23 July 2027