Lewisham school term dates 2026/27

Official Lewisham Council dates

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

Lewisham 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

Where these dates come from: Lewisham 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 Lewisham

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Abbey Manor CollegeNot applicable Adamsrill Primary SchoolPrimary Addey and Stanhope SchoolSecondary All Saints' Church of England Primary School BlackheathPrimary Allenby Tutorial TrustNot applicable Ashmead Primary SchoolPrimary Athelney Primary SchoolPrimary Baring Primary SchoolPrimary Beecroft Garden PrimaryPrimary Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegeSecondary Brent Knoll SchoolNot applicable Brindishe Green SchoolPrimary Brindishe Lee SchoolPrimary Brindishe Manor SchoolPrimary Chelwood Nursery SchoolNursery Childeric Primary SchoolPrimary Christ The King Sixth Form College16 plus Clyde Nursery School.Nursery Conisborough CollegeSecondary Cooper's Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Dalmain Primary SchoolPrimary Deptford Green SchoolSecondary Deptford Park Primary SchoolPrimary Downderry Primary SchoolPrimary Drumbeat School and ASD ServiceNot applicable Edmund Waller Primary SchoolPrimary Elfrida Primary SchoolPrimary Eliot Bank Primary SchoolPrimary Fairlawn Primary SchoolPrimary Forest Hill SchoolSecondary Forster Park Primary SchoolPrimary Goldsmiths College, University of LondonNot applicable Good Shepherd RC SchoolPrimary Gordonbrock Primary SchoolPrimary Greenvale SchoolNot applicable Grinling Gibbons Primary SchoolPrimary Haberdashers' Hatcham CollegeSecondary Haberdashers' Hatcham Free SchoolPrimary Haberdashers' Hatcham PrimaryPrimary Haberdashers' Knights AcademySecondary Haberdashers' Knights PrimaryPrimary Haseltine Primary SchoolPrimary Heath House Preparatory SchoolNot applicable Holbeach Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Horniman Primary SchoolPrimary John Ball Primary SchoolPrimary John Stainer Community Primary SchoolPrimary Kelvin Grove Primary SchoolPrimary Kender Primary SchoolPrimary Kilmorie Primary SchoolPrimary Launcelot Primary School and NurseryPrimary Marvels Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Myatt Garden Primary SchoolPrimary New Woodlands SchoolNot applicable Oak Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Perrymount Primary SchoolPrimary Prendergast Ladywell SchoolAll-through Prendergast SchoolSecondary Prendergast Vale SchoolAll-through Rangefield Primary SchoolPrimary Rathfern Primary SchoolPrimary Rushey Green Primary SchoolPrimary Sandhurst Primary SchoolPrimary Sedgehill AcademySecondary St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and NurseryPrimary St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Dunstan's CollegeNot applicable St George's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Matthew AcademyAll-through St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Saviour's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St William of York Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Winifred's RC Primary SchoolPrimary Stillness Infant SchoolPrimary Stillness Junior SchoolPrimary Sydenham SchoolSecondary Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth FormNot applicable Tidemill AcademyPrimary Torridon Primary SchoolPrimary Trinity Church of England School, LewishamAll-through Turnham AcademyPrimary Twin Oaks Primary SchoolPrimary Urban Mission SchoolNot applicable Watergate SchoolNot applicable

Questions parents ask

When do Lewisham schools go back in September 2026?

The Lewisham 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 Lewisham schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Lewisham 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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