Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole school term dates 2026/27

Official Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council dates

Term and holiday dates from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s published calendar. INSET days are set by each school, so you’ll find those on your school’s own page.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Tue 1 Sep 2026
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  • Autumn term (first half)
    Tue 1 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026
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  • Autumn half-term
    Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
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    9 days off
  • Autumn term (second half)
    Mon 2 Nov – Fri 18 Dec 2026
    GOV
  • Christmas holiday
    Sat 19 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
    GOV
    16 days off
  • Spring term (first half)
    Mon 4 Jan – Fri 12 Feb 2027
    GOV
  • Spring half-term
    Sat 13 – Sun 21 Feb 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Spring term (second half)
    Mon 22 Feb – Thu 25 Mar 2027
    GOV
  • Easter holiday
    Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027
    GOV
    17 days off
  • Summer term (first half)
    Mon 12 Apr – Fri 28 May 2027
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  • Summer half-term
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
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    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027
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Where these dates come from: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s published calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates - subscribe on your school’s page and we read that school’s own website, then send anything that differs straight to your calendar. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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Ad Astra Infant SchoolPrimary Arts University BournemouthNot applicable Avonbourne Boys' AcademySecondary Avonbourne Girls AcademySecondary Avonwood Primary SchoolPrimary Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary Bayside AcademyPrimary Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Bethany Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolNot applicable Bournemouth SchoolSecondary Bournemouth School for GirlsSecondary Bournemouth UniversityNot applicable Broadstone First SchoolPrimary Broadstone Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondary Burton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Cambian Wing CollegeNot applicable Canford Heath Infant SchoolPrimary Canford Heath Junior SchoolPrimary Canford SchoolNot applicable Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Christchurch Infant SchoolPrimary Christchurch Junior SchoolPrimary Christchurch Learning CentreNot applicable Corfe Hills SchoolSecondary Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Courthill Infant SchoolPrimary Elm AcademyPrimary Futures Autism UnlimitedNot applicable Glenmoor AcademySecondary Hamworthy Park Junior SchoolPrimary Haymoor Junior SchoolPrimary Heatherlands Primary SchoolPrimary Heathlands Primary AcademyPrimary Highcliffe SchoolSecondary Highcliffe St Mark Primary SchoolPrimary Hill View Primary AcademyPrimary Hillbourne Primary SchoolPrimary Jewell Academy BournemouthPrimary King's Park AcademyPrimary Kingsleigh Primary SchoolPrimary Kinson AcademyPrimary LeAF StudioSecondary Lilliput Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary Linwood SchoolNot applicable Livingstone Academy BournemouthAll-through Livingstone Road Infant SchoolPrimary Livingstone Road Junior SchoolPrimary Longfleet Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Longspee AcademyNot applicable Magna AcademySecondary Malmesbury Park Primary SchoolPrimary Manorside AcademyPrimary Merley First SchoolPrimary Montacute SchoolNot applicable Moordown St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Mudeford Community Infants' SchoolPrimary Mudeford Junior SchoolPrimary Muscliff Primary SchoolPrimary Oak AcademySecondary Oakdale Junior SchoolPrimary Ocean Academy PoolePrimary Old Town Infant School and NurseryPrimary Park SchoolNot applicable Parkstone Grammar SchoolSecondary Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolPrimary Poole Grammar SchoolSecondary Poole High SchoolSecondary Queen's Park AcademyPrimary Queen's Park Infant AcademyPrimary Somerford Primary SchoolPrimary South West Regional Assessment CentreNot applicable Springdale First SchoolPrimary St Aldhelm's AcademySecondary St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, PooleSecondary St James' Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChristchurchPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PoolePrimary St Katharine's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Martin's SchoolNot applicable St Mary's Catholic Primary School, PoolePrimary St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolAll-through St. Walburga's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Stanley Green Infant AcademyPrimary Stourfield Infant SchoolPrimary Stourfield Junior SchoolPrimary Talbot Heath SchoolNot applicable Talbot Primary SchoolPrimary The Bishop of Winchester AcademySecondary The Bourne AcademySecondary The Bournemouth and Poole College16 plus The Cornerstone AcademySecondary The Epiphany SchoolPrimary The Grange SchoolSecondary The Priory Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary The Quay SchoolNot applicable Tregonwell AcademyNot applicable Twin Sails Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Twynham Primary SchoolPrimary Twynham SchoolSecondary Winchelsea SchoolNot applicable Winton AcademySecondary Winton Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools go back in September 2026?

The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Tue 1 Sep 2026. Individual schools can add INSET days right at the start of term, so check your own school's page before booking anything around it.

Do all Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own, and every school picks its own INSET days. Subscribe on your school's page and we go and read that school's own website - its INSET days, and any dates it sets for itself. Anything we find lands in your calendar by itself, so there is nothing to come back and check.

How do I get these dates in my calendar?

Find your school with the school finder and subscribe to its calendar, free. The dates land in Apple, Google or Outlook calendars and keep themselves up to date: next year's dates and any changes appear on their own.

What about INSET days?

INSET days are set by each school, not the council, so they are not in the calendar on this page. When you subscribe to a school we read its website for INSET days and add them to your calendar automatically.

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