East Sussex school term dates 2026/27

Official East Sussex Council dates

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

East Sussex term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Wed 2 Sep 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn term (first half)
    Wed 2 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn half-term holiday
    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 holiday
    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 holiday
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Thu 22 Jul 2027
    GOV
  • Summer holiday
    Fri 23 Jul – Sun 5 Sep 2027
    GOV
    45 days off

Where these dates come from: East Sussex 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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Acre Wood AcademyNot applicable Alfriston SchoolPrimary All Saints Church of England Primary School, BexhillPrimary All Saints CofE Junior AcademyPrimary All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Annan SchoolNot applicable Annecy Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Ark Alexandra AcademySecondary Ark Blacklands Primary AcademyPrimary Ark Castledown Primary AcademyPrimary Ark Little Ridge Primary AcademyPrimary Ashdown Primary SchoolPrimary Barcombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Battle and Langton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Beacon AcademySecondary Beckley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Bede's Senior SchoolNot applicable Bexhill College16 plus Bexhill High AcademySecondary Blackboys Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Bodiam Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Bonners CofE SchoolPrimary Bourne Primary SchoolPrimary Breakwater AcademyPrimary Brede Primary SchoolPrimary Buckswood SchoolNot applicable Burwash CofE SchoolPrimary Buxted CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Catsfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Chailey SchoolSecondary Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Chantry Community Primary SchoolPrimary Chiddingly Primary SchoolPrimary Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery AcademyPrimary Churchwood Primary SchoolPrimary Chyngton SchoolPrimary Claremont SchoolNot applicable Claverham Community CollegeSecondary Cradle Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Crowhurst CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Cuckmere House SchoolNot applicable Cumnor House SchoolNot applicable Dallington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Danehill Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Denton Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Dudley Infant AcademyPrimary East Hoathly CofE Primary SchoolPrimary East Sussex AcademyNot applicable East Sussex College Group16 plus East Sussex Skills AcademyNot applicable Etchingham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Firle Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Five Ashes CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Fletching Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Forest Row Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary Framfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Frant Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Gildredge HouseAll-through Glenleigh Park Primary AcademyPrimary Glyne Gap SchoolNot applicable Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Grovelands Community Primary SchoolPrimary Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Hailsham AcademyAll-through Hamsey Community Primary SchoolPrimary Hankham Primary SchoolPrimary Harbour Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Harlands Community Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary Hawkes Farm AcademyPrimary Hazel Court SchoolNot applicable Heathfield Community CollegeSecondary Hellingly Community Primary SchoolPrimary Heron Park Primary AcademyPrimary Herstmonceux Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary High Cliff AcademyPrimary High Hurstwood Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Hollington Primary SchoolPrimary Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary ISP SchoolNot applicable Icklesham Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Jarvis Brook Primary SchoolPrimary King Offa Primary AcademyPrimary King's Academy RingmerSecondary Langney Primary AcademyPrimary Lansdowne Children's CentreNot applicable Laughton Community Primary SchoolPrimary Lewes Old Grammar SchoolNot applicable Little Common SchoolPrimary Little Gate CollegeNot applicable Little Horsted Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Manor Primary SchoolPrimary Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary Mayfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Maynards Green Community Primary SchoolPrimary Meridian Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary Michael Hall SchoolNot applicable Motcombe Infants' SchoolPrimary Mulberry Academy HastingsSecondary Mulberry Academy St LeonardsSecondary Mulberry Baird PrimaryPrimary Mulberry Silverdale PrimaryPrimary Mulberry West St Leonards PrimaryPrimary Netherfield CofE Primary SchoolPrimary New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)Not applicable Newick Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Ninfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Northiam Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary Nutley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Oakwood Primary AcademyPrimary Ocklynge Junior SchoolPrimary Ore Village Primary AcademyPrimary Park Mead Primary SchoolPrimary Parkland Infant SchoolPrimary Parkland Junior SchoolPrimary Parkside Community Primary SchoolPrimary Pashley Down Infant SchoolPrimary Peacehaven Community SchoolSecondary Peacehaven Heights AcademyPrimary Peasmarsh Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Pebsham Primary AcademyPrimary Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Plumpton College16 plus Plumpton Primary SchoolPrimary Polegate Primary SchoolPrimary Priory SchoolSecondary Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Ratton SchoolSecondary Ringmer Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Robertsbridge Community CollegeSecondary Robsack Wood Primary SchoolPrimary Rocks Park Primary SchoolPrimary Roselands Infants' SchoolPrimary Rotherfield Primary SchoolPrimary Rye CollegeSecondary Rye Community Primary SchoolPrimary Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Salehurst Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Sandown Primary School and NurseryPrimary Saxon Mount SchoolNot applicable Seaford Head SchoolSecondary Seaford Primary SchoolPrimary Seahaven AcademySecondary Sedlescombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Shinewater Primary SchoolPrimary Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Southover CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Andrew's Church of England Infants SchoolPrimary St Andrew's PrepNot applicable St Catherine's CollegeSecondary St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St John's Meads Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Leonards Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's SchoolNot applicable St Marys Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael's Primary SchoolPrimary St Paul's Church of England AcademyPrimary St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Richard's Catholic CollegeSecondary St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary Stafford Junior SchoolPrimary Staplecross Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary Stone Cross SchoolPrimary Stonegate Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Summerdown SchoolNot applicable Telscombe Cliffs AcademyPrimary The Cavendish SchoolAll-through The Eastbourne AcademySecondary The Flagship SchoolNot applicable The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary The Lindfield SchoolNot applicable The Mount Camphill Community LtdNot applicable The Ropemakers' AcademyNot applicable The South Downs SchoolNot applicable The Turing SchoolSecondary Thornton Grove AcademyPrimary Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Tollgate Community Junior SchoolPrimary Torfield SchoolNot applicable Uckfield CollegeSecondary Uplands AcademySecondary Wadhurst CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimary Wallands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary West Rise Primary School and NurseryPrimary Western Road Community Primary SchoolPrimary Westfield SchoolPrimary White House AcademyPrimary Willingdon Community SchoolSecondary Willingdon Primary SchoolPrimary Wivelsfield Primary School and NurseryPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do East Sussex schools go back in September 2026?

The East Sussex 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 East Sussex schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the East Sussex 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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