Croydon school term dates 2026/27

Official Croydon Council dates

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

Croydon term dates 2026/27

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

Wed 2 Sep 2026

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Autumn term (first half)

Wed 2 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026

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October 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

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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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February half-term

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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May half-term

Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027

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9 days off
Summer term (second half)

Mon 7 Jun – Thu 22 Jul 2027

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Where these dates come from: Croydon 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 Croydon

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Abingdon House School PurleyNot applicable Addington Valley AcademyNot applicable Aerodrome Primary AcademyPrimary All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Applegarth AcademyPrimary Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolSecondary Ark Blake AcademySecondary Ark Oval Primary AcademyPrimary Atwood Primary SchoolPrimary BRIT School for Performing Arts and TechnologyNot applicable Beaumont Primary SchoolPrimary Beckmead CollegeNot applicable Beckmead Park AcademyNot applicable Bensham Manor SchoolNot applicable Beulah Infants' SchoolPrimary Beulah Junior SchoolPrimary Broadmead Primary SchoolPrimary Castle Hill AcademyPrimary Chaffinch Brook SchoolNot applicable Chestnut Park Primary SchoolPrimary Chipstead Valley Primary SchoolPrimary Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)Primary Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolSecondary Coombe Wood SchoolSecondary Coulsdon CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Courtwood Primary SchoolPrimary Crosfield Nursery SchoolNursery Croydon College16 plus Croydon High SchoolNot applicable Croydon Metropolitan CollegeNot applicable Cumnor House SchoolNot applicable Cypress Primary SchoolPrimary David Livingstone AcademyPrimary Downsview Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Ecclesbourne Primary SchoolPrimary Elmhurst School LtdNot applicable Elmwood Infant SchoolPrimary Elmwood Junior SchoolPrimary Fairchildes Primary SchoolPrimary Forest AcademyPrimary Forestdale Primary SchoolPrimary Gonville AcademyPrimary Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Greenvale Primary SchoolPrimary Gresham Primary SchoolPrimary Harris Academy Beulah HillSecondary Harris Academy PurleySecondary Harris Academy South NorwoodSecondary Harris Aspire AcademyNot applicable Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceSecondary Harris Federation Post 16Not applicable Harris Invictus Academy CroydonSecondary Harris Primary Academy BensonPrimary Harris Primary Academy CroydonPrimary Harris Primary Academy Haling ParkPrimary Harris Primary Academy KenleyPrimary Harris Primary Academy Purley WayPrimary Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form16 plus Heathfield AcademyPrimary Heavers Farm Primary SchoolPrimary HillcrestNot applicable Howard Primary SchoolPrimary John Wood School & NurseryPrimary Kenley Primary SchoolPrimary Kensington Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary Keston Primary SchoolPrimary Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolPrimary Laleham Lea SchoolNot applicable Margaret Roper Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Meridian High SchoolSecondary Monks Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary New Valley Primary SchoolPrimary Norbury High School for GirlsSecondary Norbury Manor Primary SchoolPrimary Oasis Academy ArenaSecondary Oasis Academy ByronPrimary Oasis Academy CoulsdonSecondary Oasis Academy RyelandsPrimary Oasis Academy Shirley ParkSecondary Oasis Academy Shirley Park PrimaryPrimary Orchard Park High SchoolSecondary Orchard Way Primary SchoolPrimary Park Hill Infant SchoolPrimary Park Hill Junior SchoolPrimary Paxton Academy Sports And SciencePrimary Priory SchoolNot applicable Purley Nursery SchoolNursery Purley Oaks Primary SchoolPrimary Quest Primary SchoolPrimary Red Gates SchoolNot applicable Regina Coeli Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Riddlesdown CollegiateSecondary Ridgeway Primary SchoolPrimary Robert Fitzroy AcademyPrimary Rockmount Primary SchoolPrimary Rowdown Primary SchoolPrimary Saffron Valley CollegiateNot applicable Selhurst Nursery School and Children's CentreNursery Selsdon Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeSecondary Smitham Primary SchoolPrimary South Norwood PrimaryPrimary St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary AcademyPrimary St Giles SchoolNot applicable St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's CollegeSecondary St Joseph's RC Infant SchoolPrimary St Joseph's RC Junior SchoolPrimary St Mark's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary St Mary's Catholic High SchoolSecondary St Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary St Nicholas SchoolNot applicable St Peter's Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St. Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary The Archbishop Lanfranc AcademySecondary The Crescent Primary SchoolPrimary The Hayes Primary SchoolPrimary The Minster Junior SchoolPrimary The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England AcademyPrimary The New SchoolNot applicable The Quest AcademySecondary Thomas More Catholic SchoolSecondary Thornton Heath Nursery SchoolNursery Tudor AcademyPrimary Tunstall Nursery SchoolNursery West Thornton Primary SchoolPrimary Whitehorse Manor Infant SchoolPrimary Whitehorse Manor Junior SchoolPrimary Whitgift SchoolNot applicable Winterbourne Boys' AcademyPrimary Winterbourne Junior Girls' SchoolPrimary Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' SchoolPrimary Woodcote High SchoolSecondary Woodcote Primary SchoolPrimary Woodside Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Croydon schools go back in September 2026?

The Croydon Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Wed 2 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 Croydon schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Croydon 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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