Introduction
Local Authorities have a duty to determine school term dates for local authority maintained schools which must be open to pupils for 190 days in an academic year, and 195 days for teachers. Schools have five training days available to take at their discretion.
Please check the school’s own website to verify term dates and details of staff training dates, which are set at the discretion of the school. Foundation, Trust, Voluntary Aided schools and Academies are responsible for setting their own holiday dates. So individual schools, may choose to follow a pattern and/or specific dates that do not match those set by us.
School term and holiday dates 2025-2026
Autumn term dates 2025
- Monday 1 September to Friday 24 October (40 days)
- Half Term: Monday 27 October to Friday 31 October
- Monday 3 November to Friday 19 December (35 days)
- Christmas Holidays: Monday 22 December to Friday 2 January
Spring term dates 2026
- Monday 5 January to Friday 13 February (30 days)
- Half Term: Monday 16 February to Friday 20 February
- Monday 23 February to Friday 27 March (25 days)
- Easter Holidays: Monday 30 March to Friday 10 April
Summer term dates 2026
- Monday 13 April to Friday 22 May (29 days)
- Half Term: Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May
- Monday 1 June to Monday 20 July (36 days)
- Summer Holiday: Tuesday 21 July onwards
These dates total 195 days, from which schools will choose 5 days to set aside as professional training days.
School term and holiday dates 2026-2027
Autumn Term Dates 2026
- Tuesday 1 September to Friday 23 October (39 days)
- Half Term: Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October
- Monday 2 November to Friday 18 December (35 days)
- Christmas Holidays: Monday 21 December to Friday 1 January
Spring Term Dates 2027
- Monday 4 January to Friday 12 February (30 days)
- Half Term: Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February
- Monday 22 February to Thursday 25 March (24 days)
- Easter Holidays: Friday 26 March to Friday 9 April
Summer Term Dates 2027
- Monday 12 April to Friday 28 May (34 days)
- Half Term: Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June
- Monday 7 June to Wednesday 21 July (33 days)
- Summer Holiday: Thursday 22 July onwards
These dates total 195 days, from which schools should choose 5 days to set aside as professional training days.
Consultation on school term and holiday dates 2027-2028
Local Authorities have a duty to determine school term dates for Local Authority maintained schools, which must be open to pupils for 190 days in an academic year, and 195 days for teachers.
Foundation, Voluntary Aided, Academies and Free schools are responsible for setting their own dates and so may choose to follow a pattern and/or specific dates that do not match those set by Cambridgeshire.
Cambridgeshire County Council works in conjunction with our neighbouring Local Authorities to set proposed dates for an academic year - this is known as the Eastern Region Model Calendar. We do this because we feel it is better to have a co-ordinated approach to setting school term dates to minimise the impact on families and school transport providers. However, whilst our proposed dates align, we cannot guarantee that our term dates will be identical to those of our neighbours, as there is no formal mechanism for the regional setting of school term and holiday dates.
As always there have been difficult decisions regarding some dates. Nevertheless, the way the dates have fallen has meant that we are able to propose full (rather than part) week breaks at both Christmas and Easter, which aligns with our neighbouring authorities.
Below are the proposed dates for maintained schools in Cambridgeshire for the academic year 2027-28. These dates total 195 days, from which schools should choose 5 days to set aside as professional training days.
Autumn Term Dates 2027
- Wednesday 1 September to Friday 22 October (38 days)
- Half Term: Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October
- Monday 1 November to Friday 17 December (35 days)
- Christmas Holidays: Monday 20 December to Friday 31 December
Spring Term Dates 2028
- Tuesday 4 January to Friday 11 February (29 days)
- Half Term: Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February
- Monday 21 February to Friday 31 March (30 days)
- Easter Holidays: Monday 3 April to Monday 17 April
Summer Term Dates 2028
- Tuesday 18 April to Friday 26 May (28 days)
- Half Term: Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June
- Monday 5 June to Friday 21 July (35 days)
- Summer Holiday: Monday 24 July onwards
We would welcome your views on these proposed dates by completing the online survey using the following link: Consultation on School Term and Holiday Dates 2027-2028 – Fill in form
The consultation is now open and will close at 6.00pm on Friday 23 January 2026.
