Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council published them: 12 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Wigan school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Wigan is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
First Day of Autumn Term
Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · all day
October Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Last Day of Autumn Term
Friday, 18 December 2026 · all day
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 · 15 days
First Day of Spring Term
Wednesday, 6 January 2027 · all day
February Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Last Day of Spring Term
Wednesday, 24 March 2027 · all day
Easter Holidays
25 March – 11 April 2027 · 18 days
First Day of Summer Term
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Last Day of Summer Term
Wednesday, 21 July 2027 · all day
Summer Holidays
22 July – 31 August 2027 · 41 days
Before you book anything
These are Wigan 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
- 2 September 2026 to 21 July 2027
- School days
- 192
- Published dates
- 12
- Last updated
- 23 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 144 schools in the Wigan area, and which of them follow Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Wigan on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.
Nearby councils
Other North West authorities
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Cheshire East Council
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Cumberland Council
- Halton Borough Council
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Lancashire County Council
- Liverpool City Council
- Manchester City Council
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Salford City Council
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- St Helens Council
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Warrington Borough Council
- Wirral Borough Council
Autumn term 2 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 6 January – 24 March 2027 · Summer term 12 April – 21 July 2027