Cheshire West and Chester school term dates 2026/27

Official Cheshire West and Chester Council dates

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

Cheshire West and Chester term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Tue 1 Sep 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn term (first half)
    Tue 1 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn half term
    Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
    GOV
    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
    GOV
  • Summer half term
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027
    GOV
  • Summer holiday
    Thu 22 Jul – Tue 31 Aug 2027
    GOV
    41 days off

Where these dates come from: Cheshire West and Chester 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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Schools in Cheshire West and Chester

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Abbey Gate CollegeNot applicable Acresfield AcademyPrimary Alvanley and Manley Village SchoolPrimary Ancora House SchoolNot applicable Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Archers Brook SEMH Residential SchoolNot applicable Ashton Hayes Primary SchoolPrimary Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolPrimary Barnton Community Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Barrow CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Belgrave Primary SchoolPrimary Bishop Heber High SchoolSecondary Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports CollegeSecondary Boughton Heath AcademyPrimary Brookside Primary SchoolPrimary Byley Primary School and NurseryPrimary Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Capenhurst CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Charles Darwin Community Primary SchoolPrimary Cherry Grove Primary SchoolPrimary Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Chester International SchoolSecondary Childer Thornton Primary SchoolPrimary Christleton High SchoolSecondary Christleton Primary SchoolPrimary Cloughwood AcademyNot applicable Clutton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Comberbach Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Cransley SchoolNot applicable Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Cuddington Primary SchoolPrimary Darnhall Primary SchoolPrimary Davenham CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Dee Banks SchoolNot applicable Dee Point Primary SchoolPrimary Delamere CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN CollegeNot applicable Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Eaton Primary SchoolPrimary Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Ellesmere Port Church of England CollegeSecondary Elton Primary SchoolPrimary Farndon Primary SchoolPrimary Frodsham CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Frodsham Manor House Primary SchoolPrimary Frodsham Primary AcademyPrimary Grange Community Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Great Budworth CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Greenbank SchoolNot applicable Guilden Sutton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Hartford Church of England High SchoolSecondary Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryPrimary Hartford Primary SchoolPrimary Hebden Green Community SchoolNot applicable Helsby High SchoolSecondary Helsby Hillside Primary SchoolPrimary Highfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary Hinderton SchoolNot applicable Hoole Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Horn's Mill Primary SchoolPrimary Huntington Community Primary SchoolPrimary Huxley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary J H Godwin Primary SchoolPrimary Kelsall Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Kingsley Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary Kingsley St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Kingsmead Primary SchoolPrimary Lache Primary SchoolPrimary Leftwich Community Primary SchoolPrimary Little Leigh Primary SchoolPrimary Little Sutton C of E Primary SchoolPrimary Lostock Gralam CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Lower Peover CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Malpas Alport Endowed Primary SchoolPrimary Meadow Primary SchoolPrimary Mickle Trafford Village SchoolPrimary Mill View Primary SchoolPrimary Moulton SchoolPrimary Neston High SchoolSecondary Neston Primary SchoolPrimary Newton Primary SchoolPrimary Norley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Oaklands SchoolNot applicable Oldfield Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Over Hall Community SchoolPrimary Over St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Parkgate Primary SchoolPrimary Parklands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Petty Pool CollegeNot applicable Queen's Park High SchoolSecondary Rivacre Valley Primary SchoolPrimary Rosebank SchoolNot applicable Rossmore SchoolPrimary Rudheath Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolPrimary Sandiway Primary SchoolPrimary Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College16 plus St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WeaverhamPrimary St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Martin's Academy ChesterPrimary St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolSecondary St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Winefride's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Sutton Green Primary SchoolPrimary Tarporley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Tarporley High School and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary Tarvin Primary SchoolPrimary Tattenhall Park Primary SchoolPrimary The Acorns Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary The Arches Community Primary SchoolPrimary The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolSecondary The Bridge Short Stay SchoolNot applicable The Catholic High School, ChesterSecondary The County High School, LeftwichSecondary The Grange SchoolNot applicable The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyPrimary The King's SchoolNot applicable The Oak View AcademyPrimary The Oaks Community Primary SchoolPrimary The Queen's SchoolNot applicable The Rudheath Senior AcademySecondary The Russett SchoolNot applicable The Whitby High SchoolSecondary The Winsford AcademySecondary Tilston Parochial CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary University of ChesterNot applicable Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Upton Westlea Primary SchoolPrimary Upton-by-Chester High SchoolSecondary Victoria Road Primary SchoolPrimary Waverton Community Primary SchoolPrimary Weaverham Forest Primary SchoolPrimary Weaverham High SchoolSecondary Weaverham Primary AcademyPrimary Westminster Community Primary SchoolPrimary Wharton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Whitby Heath Primary SchoolPrimary Whitegate CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Whitley Village SchoolPrimary Willaston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary William Stockton Community Primary SchoolPrimary Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Wimboldsley Community Primary SchoolPrimary Wincham Community Primary SchoolPrimary Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Winsford High Street Community Primary SchoolPrimary Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Wolverham Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Woodfall Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Woodlands Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Cheshire West and Chester schools go back in September 2026?

The Cheshire West and Chester 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 Cheshire West and Chester schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Cheshire West and Chester 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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