Kensington and Chelsea school term dates 2026/27

Official Kensington and Chelsea Council dates

Term and holiday dates from Kensington and Chelsea Council’s published calendar, checked Mon 10 Aug 2026. INSET days are set by each school, so you’ll find those on your school’s own page.

Kensington and Chelsea 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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  • 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 – Thu 22 Jul 2027
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Where these dates come from: Kensington and Chelsea 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 Kensington and Chelsea

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All Saints Catholic CollegeSecondary Ark Brunel Primary AcademyPrimary Ashburnham Community SchoolPrimary Avondale Park Primary SchoolPrimary Barlby Primary SchoolPrimary Bevington Primary SchoolPrimary Bousfield Primary SchoolPrimary Chelsea AcademySecondary Chelsea Community Hospital School Chelsea Open Air Nursery SchoolNursery Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Colville Primary SchoolPrimary Fox Primary SchoolPrimary Golborne & Maxilla Nursery SchoolNursery Holland Park SchoolSecondary Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Institute of Cancer Research Kensington Aldridge AcademySecondary Kensington Primary AcademyPrimary Marlborough Primary SchoolPrimary Oratory Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy Ormiston Latimer Academy Our Lady of Victories RC Primary SchoolPrimary Oxford Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary Park Walk Primary SchoolPrimary Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy Royal College of Art Royal College of Music Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Saint Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Servite RC Primary SchoolPrimary St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery SchoolNursery St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Charles Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College16 plus St Clement and St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary Abbots CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas' CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St. Thomas More Language CollegeSecondary The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolSecondary Thomas Jones Primary SchoolPrimary

Independent schools in Kensington and Chelsea

These schools set their own term dates and do not follow the Kensington and Chelsea Council calendar, so their half terms and holidays often differ by a week or more. Each page carries the school’s own dates. Browse every independent school.

Cameron Vale School Chepstow House School Collingham Falkner House Francis Holland Preparatory School Garden House School Glendower Preparatory School Hill House School Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch Knightsbridge School Mander Portman Woodward School More House School Norland Place School Pembridge Hall School SIAL Southbank International School Kensington St Philip's School The Lloyd Williamson School Foundation Thomas's Kensington Wetherby School Wetherby School, Kensington

Questions parents ask

When do Kensington and Chelsea schools go back in September 2026?

The Kensington and Chelsea 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 Kensington and Chelsea schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Kensington and Chelsea 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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