Lincolnshire County Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Lincolnshire County Council published them: 13 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Lincolnshire school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Lincolnshire is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
Summer holiday
23 July – 2 September 2026 · 42 days
Term 1
3 September – 23 October 2026 · 51 days
Term time: Autumn Term up to half term.
Half term
24 October – 1 November 2026 · 9 days
Term 2
2 November – 18 December 2026 · 47 days
Term time: Autumn Term after half term.
Christmas holiday
19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 · 17 days
Term 3
5 January – 12 February 2027 · 39 days
Term time: Spring Term up to half term.
Half term
13–21 February 2027 · 9 days
Term 4
22 February – 25 March 2027 · 32 days
Term time: Spring Term after half term.
Easter holiday
26 March – 13 April 2027 · 19 days
Term 5
14 April – 28 May 2027 · 45 days
Term time: Summer Term up to half term.
Half term
29 May – 6 June 2027 · 9 days
Term 6
7 June – 21 July 2027 · 45 days
Term time: Summer Term after half term.
Summer holiday tbc
Thursday, 22 July 2027 · all day
Before you book anything
These are Lincolnshire 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
- 3 September 2026 to 21 July 2027
- School days
- 191
- Published dates
- 13
- Last updated
- 22 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 397 schools in the Lincolnshire area, and which of them follow Lincolnshire County Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Lincolnshire 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 3 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 5 January – 25 March 2027 · Summer term 14 April – 21 July 2027