Leicestershire County Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Leicestershire County Council published them: 7 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Leicestershire school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Leicestershire is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
Autumn Term
24 August – 18 December 2026 · 117 days
Term time: the whole of Autumn Term.
Half term break
19–23 October 2026 · 5 days
Spring Term
4 January – 19 March 2027 · 75 days
Term time: the whole of Spring Term.
Half term break
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Summer Term
5 April – 6 July 2027 · 93 days
Term time: the whole of Summer Term.
May Day Bank Holiday
Monday, 3 May 2027 · all day
Half term break
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Before you book anything
These are Leicestershire 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
- 24 August 2026 to 6 July 2027
- School days
- 191
- Published dates
- 7
- Last updated
- 21 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 327 schools in the Leicestershire area, and which of them follow Leicestershire County Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Leicestershire 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 24 August – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 19 March 2027 · Summer term 5 April – 6 July 2027