City of York Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as City of York Council published them: 12 dates, ready to add to a planner. The York school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in York is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
First Day of Autumn Term
Monday, 7 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 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
First Day of Spring Term
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
February Half Term
8–12 February 2027 · 5 days
Last Day of Spring Term
Friday, 19 March 2027 · all day
Easter Holidays
22 March – 2 April 2027 · 12 days
First Day of Summer Term
Monday, 5 April 2027 · all day
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Last Day of Summer Term
Monday, 26 July 2027 · all day
Summer Holidays
27 July – 31 August 2027 · 36 days
Before you book anything
These are City of York 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
- 7 September 2026 to 26 July 2027
- School days
- 196
- Published dates
- 12
- Last updated
- 23 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 72 schools in the York area, and which of them follow City of York Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for York on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.
Nearby councils
Other Yorkshire and the Humber authorities
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Hull City Council
- Kirklees Council
- Leeds City Council
- North East Lincolnshire Council
- North Lincolnshire Council
- North Yorkshire Council
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Sheffield City Council
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Autumn term 7 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 19 March 2027 · Summer term 5 April – 26 July 2027