Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council published them: 11 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Gateshead school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Gateshead is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
Autumn Term
1 September – 18 December 2026 · 109 days
Term time: the whole of Autumn Term.
The start of the Autumn Term 2026 is proposed as
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
Term time: Autumn Term up to half term.
Christmas Holiday
19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 · 16 days
Spring Term
4 January – 25 March 2027 · 81 days
Term time: the whole of Spring Term.
Easter Holiday
26 March – 11 April 2027 · 17 days
Summer Term
12 April – 16 July 2027 · 96 days
Term time: the whole of Summer Term.
Bank Holiday
Tuesday, 25 May 2027 · all day
Bank Holiday
Saturday, 29 May 2027 · all day
Summer Term
30 May 2027 – 21 Jul 2028 · 419 days
Term time.
Bank Holiday
Monday, 31 May 2027 · all day
Summer Holiday
22 July – 31 August 2028 · 41 days
Before you book anything
These are Gateshead Metropolitan Borough 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 16 July 2027
- School days
- Not counted
- Published dates
- 11
- Last updated
- 19 August 2026
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council’s own published calendar
Is your school one of these?
All 93 schools in the Gateshead area, and which of them follow Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Gateshead on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.
Nearby councils
Other North East authorities
Autumn term 1 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 25 March 2027 · Summer term 12 April – 16 July 2027