Halton school term dates 2026/27

Official Halton Council dates

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

Halton 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
    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

Where these dates come from: Halton 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 Halton

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All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Ashley High SchoolNot applicable Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery SchoolNursery Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery SchoolNursery Astmoor Primary SchoolPrimary Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimary Birchfield Nursery SchoolNursery Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England AcademySecondary Bridgewater Park Primary SchoolPrimary Brookfields SchoolNot applicable Brookvale Primary SchoolPrimary Castle View Primary SchoolPrimary Chesnut Lodge Special SchoolNot applicable Daresbury Primary SchoolPrimary Ditton Primary SchoolPrimary Fairfield Primary SchoolPrimary Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Gorsewood Primary SchoolPrimary Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Halebank CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Hallwood Park Primary School and NurseryPrimary Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary SchoolPrimary Hillview Primary SchoolPrimary Kingsway Primary Academy SchoolPrimary Lunts Heath Primary SchoolPrimary Moore Primary SchoolPrimary Moorfield Primary SchoolPrimary Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Oakfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary Ormiston Bolingbroke AcademySecondary Ormiston Chadwick AcademySecondary Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Palace Fields Primary AcademyPrimary Pewithall SchoolPrimary Riverside College Halton16 plus Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High SchoolSecondary Sandymoor Ormiston AcademySecondary St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Basil's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Bede's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary St Bede's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary St Berteline's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Clement's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Martin's Catholic Primary School and PreschoolPrimary St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary SchoolPrimary St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary The Bridge SchoolNot applicable The Brow Community Primary SchoolPrimary The Cavendish High AcademyNot applicable The Grange SchoolAll-through The Heath SchoolSecondary The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary The Raise AcademyNot applicable Victoria Road Primary SchoolPrimary Wade Deacon High SchoolSecondary Westfield Primary SchoolPrimary Weston Point Primary AcademyPrimary Weston Primary SchoolPrimary Widnes AcademyPrimary Windmill Hill Primary SchoolPrimary Woodside Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Halton schools go back in September 2026?

The Halton 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 Halton schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Halton 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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