October half term 2027: dates for every UK council

The most common dates are Saturday, 23 October 2027 to Sunday, 31 October 2027, used by 123 of the 151 councils we have confirmed dates for. There are 11 different date patterns across the UK, so check yours below.

Date patterns, most common first

Sat, 23 Oct 2027 to Sun, 31 Oct 2027 123 councils

Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Barnsley, Bath and North East Somerset, Bedford, Birmingham, Blaenau Gwent, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bracknell Forest, Bradford, Brent, Bridgend, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Bury, Caerphilly, Cambridgeshire, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cornwall, Coventry, Cumberland, Darlington, Denbighshire, Derby, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Dudley, Ealing, East Riding of Yorkshire, East Sussex, Enfield, Essex, Flintshire, Gateshead, Gloucestershire, Greenwich, Gwynedd, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hampshire, Haringey, Hartlepool, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Isle of Anglesey, Islington, Kent, Kingston upon Thames, Kirklees, Knowsley, Lambeth, Lancashire, Leeds, Lewisham, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Medway, Merthyr Tydfil, Merton, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newham, Newport, Norfolk, North East Lincolnshire, North Northamptonshire, North Somerset, Oldham, Oxfordshire, Pembrokeshire, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Powys, Reading, Redbridge, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Shropshire, Slough, Solihull, Somerset, South Tyneside, Southampton, Staffordshire, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Suffolk, Surrey, Sutton, Swansea, Tameside, Telford and Wrekin, Thurrock, Torbay, Torfaen, Tower Hamlets, Trafford, Vale of Glamorgan, Walsall, Waltham Forest, Warrington, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Westmorland and Furness, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton, York

Sat, 9 Oct 2027 to Sun, 24 Oct 2027 6 councils

Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Dundee City, Falkirk, Moray, Stirling

Fri, 22 Oct 2027 to Mon, 1 Nov 2027 6 councils

Calderdale, County Durham, North Tyneside, St. Helens, Worcestershire, Wrexham

Sat, 16 Oct 2027 to Sun, 31 Oct 2027 5 councils

Bexley, Bromley, Isle of Wight, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Fri, 22 Oct 2027 to Sun, 31 Oct 2027 3 councils

Conwy, Manchester, Southend-on-Sea

Sat, 23 Oct 2027 to Mon, 1 Nov 2027 2 councils

Plymouth, Wakefield

Thu, 21 Oct 2027 to Sun, 31 Oct 2027 2 councils

Swindon, Wiltshire

Sat, 2 Oct 2027 to Sun, 17 Oct 2027 1 council

Angus

Sat, 16 Oct 2027 to Sun, 24 Oct 2027 1 council

Leicestershire

Sat, 9 Oct 2027 to Sun, 17 Oct 2027 1 council

North Lanarkshire

Fri, 15 Oct 2027 to Mon, 1 Nov 2027 1 council

Rutland

October half term 2027 in Scotland

CouncilFirst day offLast day offBack to school
Aberdeen CitySat, 9 Oct 2027Sun, 24 Oct 2027Mon, 25 Oct 2027
AberdeenshireSat, 9 Oct 2027Sun, 24 Oct 2027Mon, 25 Oct 2027
AngusSat, 2 Oct 2027Sun, 17 Oct 2027Mon, 18 Oct 2027
Dundee CitySat, 9 Oct 2027Sun, 24 Oct 2027Mon, 25 Oct 2027
FalkirkSat, 9 Oct 2027Sun, 24 Oct 2027Mon, 25 Oct 2027
MoraySat, 9 Oct 2027Sun, 24 Oct 2027Mon, 25 Oct 2027
North LanarkshireSat, 9 Oct 2027Sun, 17 Oct 2027Mon, 18 Oct 2027
StirlingSat, 9 Oct 2027Sun, 24 Oct 2027Mon, 25 Oct 2027

October half term 2027 in England

CouncilFirst day offLast day offBack to school
Barking and DagenhamSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BarnetSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BarnsleySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Bath and North East SomersetSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BedfordSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BexleySat, 16 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BirminghamSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Bracknell ForestSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BradfordSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BrentSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Brighton and HoveSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BristolSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BromleySat, 16 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BuckinghamshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BurySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
CalderdaleFri, 22 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027
CambridgeshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Cheshire EastSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Cheshire West and ChesterSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
CornwallSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
County DurhamFri, 22 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027
CoventrySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
CumberlandSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
DarlingtonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
DerbySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
DerbyshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
DevonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
DorsetSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
DudleySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
EalingSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
East Riding of YorkshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
East SussexSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
EnfieldSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
EssexSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
GatesheadSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
GloucestershireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
GreenwichSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Hammersmith and FulhamSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
HampshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
HaringeySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
HartlepoolSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
HerefordshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
HertfordshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
HillingdonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
HounslowSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Isle of WightSat, 16 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
IslingtonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
KentSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Kingston upon ThamesSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
KirkleesSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
KnowsleySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
LambethSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
LancashireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
LeedsSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
LeicestershireSat, 16 Oct 2027Sun, 24 Oct 2027Mon, 25 Oct 2027
LewishamSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
LincolnshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
LiverpoolSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
ManchesterFri, 22 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
MedwaySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
MertonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
MiddlesbroughSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Milton KeynesSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Newcastle upon TyneSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
NewhamSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
NorfolkSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
North East LincolnshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
North NorthamptonshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
North SomersetSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
North TynesideFri, 22 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027
NottinghamSat, 16 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
NottinghamshireSat, 16 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
OldhamSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
OxfordshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
PeterboroughSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
PlymouthSat, 23 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027
PortsmouthSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
ReadingSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
RedbridgeSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
RochdaleSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
RotherhamSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
RutlandFri, 15 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027
SalfordSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SandwellSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SeftonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SheffieldSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
ShropshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SloughSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SolihullSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SomersetSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
South TynesideSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SouthamptonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Southend-on-SeaFri, 22 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
St. HelensFri, 22 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027
StaffordshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
StockportSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Stockton-on-TeesSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Stoke-on-TrentSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SuffolkSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SurreySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SuttonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SwindonThu, 21 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
TamesideSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Telford and WrekinSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
ThurrockSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
TorbaySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Tower HamletsSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
TraffordSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WakefieldSat, 23 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027
WalsallSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Waltham ForestSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WarringtonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WarwickshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
West NorthamptonshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Westmorland and FurnessSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WiganSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WiltshireThu, 21 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WirralSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WolverhamptonSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WorcestershireFri, 22 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027
YorkSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027

October half term 2027 in Wales

CouncilFirst day offLast day offBack to school
Blaenau GwentSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
BridgendSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
CaerphillySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
CardiffSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
CarmarthenshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
ConwyFri, 22 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
DenbighshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
FlintshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
GwyneddSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Isle of AngleseySat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Merthyr TydfilSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
MonmouthshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Neath Port TalbotSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
NewportSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
PembrokeshireSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
PowysSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Rhondda Cynon TafSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
SwanseaSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
TorfaenSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
Vale of GlamorganSat, 23 Oct 2027Sun, 31 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027
WrexhamFri, 22 Oct 2027Mon, 1 Nov 2027Tue, 2 Nov 2027

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.