Buckinghamshire school term dates

Source: official council page · checked 2026-10-16

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2026-27

Term	Starts	Ends
Autumn 1	Wed 2 Sep 2026	Fri 23 Oct 2026
Autumn 2	Mon 2 Nov 2026	Fri 18 Dec 2026
Spring 1	Mon 4 Jan 2027	Fri 12 Feb 2027
Spring 2	Mon 22 Feb 2027	Thu 25 Mar 2027
Summer 1	Mon 12 Apr 2027	Fri 28 May 2027
Summer 2	Mon 7 Jun 2027	Wed 21 Jul 2027

Holiday	From	To
October half term	Sat 24 Oct 2026	Sun 1 Nov 2026
Christmas holidays	Sat 19 Dec 2026	Sun 3 Jan 2027
February half term	Sat 13 Feb 2027	Sun 21 Feb 2027
Easter holidays	Fri 26 Mar 2027	Sun 11 Apr 2027
May half term	Sat 29 May 2027	Sun 6 Jun 2027

Council-published INSET days: Tue 1 Sep 2026

Summer term ends Wednesday 21 July 2027.

2027-28

Term	Starts	Ends
Autumn 1	Thu 2 Sep 2027	Fri 22 Oct 2027
Autumn 2	Mon 1 Nov 2027	Fri 17 Dec 2027
Spring 1	Tue 4 Jan 2028	Fri 11 Feb 2028
Spring 2	Mon 21 Feb 2028	Fri 31 Mar 2028
Summer 1	Tue 18 Apr 2028	Fri 26 May 2028
Summer 2	Mon 5 Jun 2028	Fri 21 Jul 2028

Holiday	From	To
October half term	Sat 23 Oct 2027	Sun 31 Oct 2027
Christmas holidays	Sat 18 Dec 2027	Mon 3 Jan 2028
February half term	Sat 12 Feb 2028	Sun 20 Feb 2028
Easter holidays	Sat 1 Apr 2028	Mon 17 Apr 2028
May half term	Sat 27 May 2028	Sun 4 Jun 2028

Bank holidays during term (school closed): Mon 1 May 2028

Council-published INSET days: Wed 1 Sep 2027

Web page lists autumn term as starting Wednesday 1 September 2027, but the agreed calendar PDF shows 1 September 2027 as the council-specified INSET day, so pupils' first day recorded as Thursday 2 September 2027. PDF also marks 4-5 July 2028 as transition days. Easter holiday 3-17 April 2028.

Independent schools in Buckinghamshire

These set their own dates.