TermPlanner

Oxfordshire County Council school term dates 2026/27

Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Oxfordshire County Council published them: 12 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Oxfordshire school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Oxfordshire is listed with whose dates it follows.

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Every published date

  1. First Day of Autumn Term

    Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · all day

  2. October Half Term

    26–30 October 2026 · 5 days

  3. Last Day of Autumn Term

    Friday, 18 December 2026 · all day

  4. Christmas Holidays

    21–31 December 2026 · 11 days

  5. First Day of Spring Term

    Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day

  6. February Half Term

    15–19 February 2027 · 5 days

  7. Last Day of Spring Term

    Thursday, 25 March 2027 · all day

  8. Easter Holidays

    30 March – 9 April 2027 · 11 days

  9. First Day of Summer Term

    Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day

  10. May Half Term

    1–4 June 2027 · 4 days

  11. Last Day of Summer Term

    Wednesday, 21 July 2027 · all day

  12. Summer Holidays

    22 July – 5 September 2027 · 46 days

Before you book anything

These are Oxfordshire 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
2 September 2026 to 21 July 2027
School days
196
Published dates
12
Last updated
23 August 2026

Oxfordshire County Council’s website

Is your school one of these?

All 369 schools in the Oxfordshire area, and which of them follow Oxfordshire County Council’s dates rather than setting their own.

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Just the holidays?

Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Oxfordshire on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.

Oxfordshire school holidays

Nearby councils

Other South East authorities

Autumn term 2 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 25 March 2027 · Summer term 12 April – 21 July 2027