Bristol school term dates 2026/27

Official Bristol Council dates

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

Bristol term dates 2026/27

2026/27 academic year
First day of school · first day back

Thu 3 Sep 2026

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Autumn term (first half)

Thu 3 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026

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Autumn half-term holiday

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

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Christmas holiday

Sat 19 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027

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16 days off
Spring term (first half)

Mon 4 Jan – Fri 12 Feb 2027

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Spring half-term holiday

Sat 13 – Sun 21 Feb 2027

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9 days off
Spring term (second half)

Mon 22 Feb – Thu 25 Mar 2027

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Easter holiday

Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027

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17 days off
Summer term (first half)

Mon 12 Apr – Fri 28 May 2027

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Summer half-term holiday

Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027

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9 days off
Summer term (second half)

Mon 7 Jun – Fri 23 Jul 2027

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Where these dates come from: Bristol 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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These are the council dates. Your school adds its own INSET days, and academies can set different dates entirely. Find your school to subscribe to the calendar that actually applies. Free, and it keeps itself up to date.

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Air Balloon Hill Primary SchoolPrimary Ashley Down Primary SchoolPrimary Ashton Gate Primary SchoolPrimary Ashton Park SchoolSecondary Ashton Vale Primary SchoolPrimary Avanti Gardens SchoolPrimary Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary Badocks Wood E-ACT AcademyPrimary Bedminster Down SchoolSecondary Begbrook Primary AcademyPrimary Bishop Road Primary SchoolPrimary Blaise High SchoolSecondary Blaise Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Brentry Primary SchoolPrimary Briarwood SchoolNot applicable Bridge Farm Primary SchoolPrimary Bridge Learning CampusAll-through Bristol Brunel AcademySecondary Bristol Cathedral Choir SchoolSecondary Bristol Free SchoolSecondary Bristol Hospital Education ServiceNot applicable Bristol Metropolitan AcademySecondary Broomhill Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimary Broomhill Junior SchoolPrimary Brunel Field Primary SchoolPrimary Cabot Primary SchoolPrimary Cathedral Primary SchoolPrimary Cheddar Grove Primary SchoolPrimary Chester Park Infant SchoolPrimary Chester Park Junior SchoolPrimary Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary City of Bristol College16 plus Claremont SchoolNot applicable Cleve House SchoolNot applicable Clifton High SchoolNot applicable Collegiate SchoolNot applicable Compass Point Primary SchoolPrimary Cotham Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary Cotham SchoolSecondary E-Act Bannerman Road Community AcademyPrimary E-Act Barton Hill AcademyPrimary E-Act Fairlawn Primary SchoolPrimary E-Act Merchants' AcademyAll-through E-Act Montpelier High SchoolSecondary E-Act St Ursula's AcademyPrimary E-Act Venturers' AcademyNot applicable E-Act the Kingfisher SchoolPrimary Easton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Elmfield School for Deaf ChildrenNot applicable Elmlea Infant SchoolPrimary Elmlea Junior SchoolPrimary Evergreen Primary AcademyPrimary Fair Furlong Primary SchoolPrimary Fairfield High SchoolSecondary Filton Avenue Nursery SchoolNursery Filton Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary Fishponds CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Fonthill Primary AcademyPrimary Four Acres AcademyPrimary Frome Vale AcademyPrimary Glenfrome Primary SchoolPrimary Greenfield E-ACT Primary AcademyPrimary Hannah More Primary SchoolPrimary Hareclive E-ACT AcademyPrimary Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's CentreNursery Headley Park Primary SchoolPrimary Henbury Court Primary AcademyPrimary Henleaze Infant SchoolPrimary Henleaze Junior SchoolPrimary Hillcrest Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Cross RC Primary SchoolPrimary Holymead Primary SchoolPrimary Horfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Hotwells Primary SchoolPrimary Ilminster Avenue E-ACT AcademyPrimary Ilminster Avenue Nursery SchoolNursery Kingsweston SchoolNot applicable Knowle DGE AcademyNot applicable Knowle Park Primary SchoolPrimary Knowle West Early Years CentreNursery Lansdown Park AcademyNot applicable Little Hayes Nursery SchoolNursery Little Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Luckwell Primary SchoolPrimary May Park Primary SchoolPrimary Minerva Primary AcademyPrimary New Fosseway SchoolNot applicable North Bristol Post 16 CentreNot applicable North Star 240°Not applicable North Star 265°Not applicable North Star 82°Not applicable Notton House AcademyNot applicable Nova Primary SchoolPrimary Oasis Academy Bank LeazePrimary Oasis Academy BrightstoweSecondary Oasis Academy BrislingtonSecondary Oasis Academy ConnaughtPrimary Oasis Academy Daventry RoadSecondary Oasis Academy John WilliamsSecondary Oasis Academy Long CrossPrimary Oasis Academy Marksbury RoadPrimary Oasis Academy New OakPrimary Oasis Academy Temple QuarterSecondary Orchard School BristolSecondary Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, BristolPrimary Parson Street Primary SchoolPrimary Perry Court E-ACT AcademyPrimary Prospect Education TrustNot applicable Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery SchoolNursery Redfield Educate Together Primary AcademyPrimary Redland Green SchoolSecondary Rosemary Nursery School and Children's CentreNursery School of Christ The King Catholic PrimaryPrimary Sea Mills Primary School and NurseryPrimary Sefton Park Infant SchoolPrimary Sefton Park Junior SchoolPrimary Shirehampton Primary SchoolPrimary Snowdon VillageNot applicable Soundwell AcademyNot applicable Southville Primary SchoolPrimary Speedwell Nursery SchoolNursery Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary SchoolPrimary St Anne's Infant SchoolPrimary St Bede's Catholic CollegeSecondary St Bernadette Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary St Bernard's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Brendan's Sixth Form College16 plus St Johns Church of England Primary School, CliftonPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary Redcliffe and Temple SchoolSecondary St Matthias AcademyNot applicable St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Pauls Nursery School & Children's CentreNursery St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)Primary St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years CentreNursery St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Werburgh's Primary SchoolPrimary St Werburghs Park Nursery SchoolNursery Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Stoke Park Primary SchoolPrimary Summerhill AcademyPrimary Summerhill Infant SchoolPrimary The City Academy BristolSecondary The Limes Nursery SchoolNursery Trinity AcademySecondary Two Mile Hill Primary SchoolPrimary University of BristolNot applicable Upper Horfield Primary SchoolPrimary Victoria Park Primary SchoolPrimary Wansdyke Primary SchoolPrimary Waycroft AcademyPrimary West Town Lane AcademyPrimary Westbury Park SchoolPrimary Westbury-On-Trym Church of England AcademyPrimary Whitehall Primary SchoolPrimary Wicklea AcademyPrimary Willow Park CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Woodlands AcademyPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Bristol schools go back in September 2026?

The Bristol Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Thu 3 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 Bristol schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Bristol 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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