Christmas school holidays 2027: dates for every UK council

The most common dates are Saturday, 18 December 2027 to Monday, 3 January 2028, used by 114 of the 151 councils we have confirmed dates for. There are 10 different date patterns across the UK, so check yours below.

Date patterns, most common first

Sat, 18 Dec 2027 to Mon, 3 Jan 2028 114 councils

Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Barnsley, Bath and North East Somerset, Bedford, Bexley, Birmingham, Blaenau Gwent, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bracknell Forest, Bradford, Brent, Bridgend, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Bromley, Buckinghamshire, Bury, Caerphilly, Cambridgeshire, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, County Durham, Coventry, Darlington, Dorset, Dudley, Ealing, East Sussex, Enfield, Essex, Gateshead, Gloucestershire, Greenwich, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hampshire, Haringey, Hartlepool, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Isle of Wight, Islington, Kent, Kirklees, Knowsley, Lambeth, Lancashire, Leeds, Leicestershire, Lewisham, Liverpool, Manchester, Medway, Merthyr Tydfil, Merton, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newham, Newport, North Northamptonshire, North Somerset, North Tyneside, Oldham, Pembrokeshire, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reading, Redbridge, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Shropshire, Slough, Solihull, Somerset, South Tyneside, Southampton, Southend-on-Sea, St. Helens, Staffordshire, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Suffolk, Sutton, Swansea, Swindon, Tameside, Telford and Wrekin, Torfaen, Tower Hamlets, Trafford, Vale of Glamorgan, Walsall, Waltham Forest, Warrington, West Northamptonshire, Wigan, Wiltshire, Wirral, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire

Thu, 23 Dec 2027 to Wed, 5 Jan 2028 12 councils

Angus, Conwy, Cornwall, Denbighshire, Derby, Derbyshire, Devon, Dundee City, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Wrexham

Sat, 18 Dec 2027 to Tue, 4 Jan 2028 12 councils

Calderdale, Cumberland, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North East Lincolnshire, North Lanarkshire, Thurrock, Torbay, Warwickshire, Westmorland and Furness, York

Wed, 22 Dec 2027 to Tue, 4 Jan 2028 5 councils

Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Falkirk, Moray, Stirling

Wed, 22 Dec 2027 to Mon, 3 Jan 2028 3 councils

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Surrey

Sat, 18 Dec 2027 to Sun, 23 Apr 2028 1 council

Kingston upon Thames

Tue, 21 Dec 2027 to Tue, 4 Jan 2028 1 council

Oxfordshire

Tue, 21 Dec 2027 to Wed, 5 Jan 2028 1 council

Powys

Fri, 17 Dec 2027 to Tue, 4 Jan 2028 1 council

Rutland

Tue, 21 Dec 2027 to Mon, 3 Jan 2028 1 council

Wakefield

Christmas school holidays 2027 in Scotland

CouncilFirst day offLast day offBack to school
Aberdeen CityWed, 22 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
AberdeenshireWed, 22 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
AngusThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
Dundee CityThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
FalkirkWed, 22 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
MorayWed, 22 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
North LanarkshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
StirlingWed, 22 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028

Christmas school holidays 2027 in England

CouncilFirst day offLast day offBack to school
Barking and DagenhamSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BarnetSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BarnsleySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Bath and North East SomersetSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BedfordSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BexleySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BirminghamSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Bracknell ForestSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BradfordSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BrentSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Brighton and HoveSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BristolSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BromleySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BuckinghamshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BurySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
CalderdaleSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
CambridgeshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Cheshire EastSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Cheshire West and ChesterSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
CornwallThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
County DurhamSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
CoventrySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
CumberlandSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
DarlingtonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
DerbyThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
DerbyshireThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
DevonThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
DorsetSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
DudleySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
EalingSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
East Riding of YorkshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
East SussexSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
EnfieldSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
EssexSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
GatesheadSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
GloucestershireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
GreenwichSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Hammersmith and FulhamSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
HampshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
HaringeySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
HartlepoolSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
HerefordshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
HertfordshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
HillingdonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
HounslowSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Isle of WightSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
IslingtonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
KentSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Kingston upon ThamesSat, 18 Dec 2027Sun, 23 Apr 2028Mon, 24 Apr 2028
KirkleesSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
KnowsleySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
LambethSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
LancashireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
LeedsSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
LeicestershireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
LewishamSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
LincolnshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
LiverpoolSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
ManchesterSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
MedwaySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
MertonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
MiddlesbroughSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Milton KeynesSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Newcastle upon TyneSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
NewhamSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
NorfolkSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
North East LincolnshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
North NorthamptonshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
North SomersetSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
North TynesideSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
NottinghamWed, 22 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
NottinghamshireWed, 22 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
OldhamSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
OxfordshireTue, 21 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
PeterboroughSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
PlymouthSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
PortsmouthSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
ReadingSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
RedbridgeSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
RochdaleSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
RotherhamSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
RutlandFri, 17 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
SalfordSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SandwellSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SeftonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SheffieldSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
ShropshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SloughSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SolihullSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SomersetSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
South TynesideSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SouthamptonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Southend-on-SeaSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
St. HelensSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
StaffordshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
StockportSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Stockton-on-TeesSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Stoke-on-TrentSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SuffolkSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SurreyWed, 22 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SuttonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SwindonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
TamesideSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Telford and WrekinSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
ThurrockSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
TorbaySat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
Tower HamletsSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
TraffordSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WakefieldTue, 21 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WalsallSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Waltham ForestSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WarringtonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WarwickshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
West NorthamptonshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Westmorland and FurnessSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028
WiganSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WiltshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WirralSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WolverhamptonSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WorcestershireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
YorkSat, 18 Dec 2027Tue, 4 Jan 2028Wed, 5 Jan 2028

Christmas school holidays 2027 in Wales

CouncilFirst day offLast day offBack to school
Blaenau GwentSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
BridgendSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
CaerphillySat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
CardiffSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
CarmarthenshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
ConwyThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
DenbighshireThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
FlintshireThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
GwyneddThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
Isle of AngleseyThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
Merthyr TydfilSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
MonmouthshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Neath Port TalbotSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
NewportSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
PembrokeshireSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
PowysTue, 21 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028
Rhondda Cynon TafSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
SwanseaSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
TorfaenSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
Vale of GlamorganSat, 18 Dec 2027Mon, 3 Jan 2028Tue, 4 Jan 2028
WrexhamThu, 23 Dec 2027Wed, 5 Jan 2028Thu, 6 Jan 2028

Dates are council calendars. Academies and other schools that set their own dates may differ: see academy trust term dates. 56 councils are not listed because their dates are not yet published or we could not confirm them.