Leicester school term dates 2026/27

Official Leicester Council dates

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

Leicester term dates 2026/27

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

Mon 24 Aug 2026

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Autumn term (first half)

Mon 24 Aug – Fri 16 Oct 2026

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Autumn half term holiday

Sat 17 – Sun 25 Oct 2026

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9 days off
Autumn term (second half)

Mon 26 Oct – 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 – Fri 19 Mar 2027

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Easter holiday

Sat 20 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027

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16 days off
Summer term (first half)

Mon 5 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 – Fri 9 Jul 2027

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Where these dates come from: Leicester 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 Leicester

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Abbey Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Alderman Richard Hallam Primary SchoolPrimary Ash Field AcademyNot applicable Avanti Fields SchoolAll-through Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary Babington AcademySecondary Barley Croft Primary SchoolPrimary Beauchamp City Sixth Form16 plus Beaumont Leys SchoolSecondary Beaumont Lodge Primary SchoolPrimary Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Braunstone Community Primary SchoolPrimary Braunstone Frith Primary AcademyPrimary Bridge Junior SchoolPrimary Brook Mead AcademySecondary Buswells Lodge Primary SchoolPrimary Caldecote Community Primary SchoolPrimary Castle Mead AcademySecondary Catherine Infant SchoolPrimary Catherine Junior SchoolPrimary Charnwood Primary SchoolPrimary Cherryleas Assessment CentreNot applicable Christ the King Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary Coleman Primary SchoolPrimary Crown Hills Community CollegeSecondary De Montfort UniversityNot applicable Dovelands Primary SchoolPrimary Ellesmere CollegeNot applicable Elmbrook SchoolNot applicable Emmanuel Christian SchoolNot applicable English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademySecondary Evington Valley Primary SchoolPrimary Eyres Monsell Primary SchoolPrimary Falcons Primary SchoolPrimary Folville Junior SchoolPrimary Forest Lodge AcademyPrimary Fosse Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Fullhurst Community CollegeSecondary Gateway Sixth Form College16 plus Glebelands Primary SchoolPrimary Granby Primary SchoolPrimary Green Lane Infant SchoolPrimary Hazel Community Primary SchoolPrimary Heatherbrook Primary AcademyPrimary Herrick Primary SchoolPrimary Highfields Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary Hope Hamilton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Humberstone Infant AcademyPrimary Humberstone Junior SchoolPrimary Imperial Avenue Infant SchoolPrimary Inglehurst Infant SchoolPrimary Inglehurst Junior SchoolPrimary Judgemeadow Community CollegeSecondary Kestrel Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Keyham Lodge SchoolNot applicable King Richard III Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Knighton Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolPrimary Lancaster AcademySecondary Leicester College16 plus Leicester High School for GirlsNot applicable Leicester Partnership SchoolNot applicable Linden Primary SchoolPrimary Madani Boys SchoolSecondary Madani Girls' SchoolSecondary Marriott Primary SchoolPrimary Mayflower Primary SchoolPrimary Medway Community Primary SchoolPrimary Mellor Community Primary SchoolPrimary Merrydale Infant SchoolPrimary Merrydale Junior SchoolPrimary Millgate SchoolNot applicable Moat Community CollegeSecondary Montrose SchoolPrimary Mowmacre Hill Primary SchoolPrimary Netherhall Mead AcademyNot applicable North Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Oakham HouseNot applicable Oaklands SchoolNot applicable Orchard Mead AcademySecondary Overdale Infant SchoolPrimary Overdale Junior SchoolPrimary Parks Primary SchoolPrimary Queensmead Primary AcademyPrimary Rolleston Primary SchoolPrimary Rowlatts Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Rushey Mead AcademySecondary Rushey Mead Primary SchoolPrimary Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary Sandfield Close Primary SchoolPrimary Scraptoft Valley Primary SchoolPrimary Shaftesbury Junior SchoolPrimary Shenton Primary SchoolPrimary Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeSecondary Slater Primary SchoolPrimary Soar Valley CollegeSecondary Sparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary Spinney Hill Primary SchoolPrimary St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Josephs Catholic AcademyPrimary St Mary's Fields AcademyPrimary St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary Stokes Wood Primary SchoolPrimary Taylor Road Primary SchoolPrimary The Children's Hospital SchoolNot applicable The City of Leicester CollegeSecondary The Herewoode AcademySecondary Thurnby Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England SchoolAll-through University of LeicesterNot applicable Uplands Infant SchoolPrimary Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. AcademyPrimary WQE and Regent College Group16 plus West Gate SchoolNot applicable Whitehall Primary SchoolPrimary Willowbrook Mead Primary AcademyPrimary Wolsey House Primary SchoolPrimary Woodstock Primary AcademyPrimary Wyvern Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Leicester schools go back in September 2026?

The Leicester Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Mon 24 Aug 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 Leicester schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Leicester 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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