Term and holiday dates for Warwickshire schools

Setting term and holiday dates

Warwickshire County Council sets term and holiday dates for all community and voluntary controlled schools.

Academies, foundation, and aided schools set their own dates, and we work with them to keep dates as similar as possible.

School dates change each year. We set them based on these parameters:

• 195 school days - five are teacher training days
• Two training days set by the council, three by schools
• Holidays in full weeks where possible
• A three-weekend break at Christmas and Easter
• A summer holiday close to six weeks
• A pattern as similar as possible to neighbouring councils

Dates are usually published 18 months before the academic year starts. For example, dates for 2025/26 were published by March 2024.

2025/26 term dates

Autumn term 2025

• Starts - Monday 1 September - this is a teacher training day
• Half term - 27 to 31 October
• Ends - Friday 19 December
• Christmas holiday - 22 December to 2 January 2026

Spring term 2026

• Starts - Monday 5 January
• Half term - 16 to 20 February
• Ends - Friday 27 March
• Easter holiday - 30 March to 10 April

Summer term 2026

• Starts - Monday 13 April
• Half term - 25 to 29 May
• Ends - Monday 20 July - this is a teacher training day

Download 2025/26 term dates (PDF, 139KB)

2026/27 term dates

Autumn term 2026

• Starts - Tuesday 1 September - this is a teacher training day
• Half term - 26 to 30 October
• Ends - Friday 18 December
• Christmas holiday - 21 December to 1 January 2027

Spring term 2027

• Starts - Monday 4 January - this is a teacher training day
• Half term - 15 to 19 February
• Ends - Thursday 25 March
• Easter holiday - 29 March to 9 April

Summer term 2027

• Starts - Monday 12 April
• Half term - 31 May to 4 June
• Ends - Wednesday 21 July

Download 2026/27 term dates (PDF, 103KB)

2027/28 term dates

Autumn term 2027

• Starts - Wednesday 1 September - this is a teacher training day
• Half term - 25 to 29 October
• Ends - Friday 17 December
• Christmas holiday - 20 December to 4 January 2028

Spring term 2028

• Starts - Wednesday 5 January  - this is a teacher training day
• Half term - 14 to 18 February
• Ends - Friday 7 April
• Easter holiday - 10 to 21 April

Summer term 2028

• Starts - Monday 24 April
• Half term - 29 May to 2 June
• Ends - Friday 21 July

Download 2027/28 term dates (PDF, 103KB)

Induction days

There is one induction day for all Warwickshire schools:

• 2026 - Wednesday 8 July
• 2027 - Wednesday 7 July
• 2028 - Wednesday 5 July

If your child attends an academy, independent school, or a school outside of Warwickshire, their induction date may differ. Check with your child’s current school.

Teacher training days

Most schools have five teacher training days each year, when pupils do not attend school.

We set two:

• 2025/26 - 1 September 2025 and 20 July 2026
• 2026/27 - 1 September 2026 and 4 January 2027
• 2027/28 - 1 September 2027 and 5 January 2028

Schools set three more days each year. Contact your school for these dates.

Academies and free schools set their own training days.

Taking holiday during term time

Talk to the headteacher of your child's school before booking leave.

Parents may be breaking the law if children take leave without permission.

The school can only approve leave requests made by the parent the child lives with. 

Headteachers can only approve leave in exceptional circumstances. They will decide the length of approved leave. They are not allowed to approve leave for holidays.

Find out more about school attendance

Religious absence

Schools must authorise absence for religious observance if the day is set apart by your religious body. Schools may contact your religious body to check.

Talk to the headteacher, giving as much notice as possible.

Emergency school closures

We publish a list of closed schools when the school has let us know. This may take time to update when there are many school closures, for example during severe weather.