Medway school term dates 2026/27

Official Medway Council dates

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

Medway term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Tue 1 Sep 2026
    GOV
  • 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: Medway 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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Abbey Court Foundation Special SchoolNot applicable All Faiths Children's AcademyPrimary All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Balfour Infant SchoolPrimary Balfour Junior SchoolPrimary Barnsole Primary SchoolPrimary Bligh Primary School (Infants)Primary Bligh Primary School (Juniors)Primary Bradfields AcademyNot applicable Brompton AcademySecondary Brompton-Westbrook Primary SchoolPrimary Burnt Oak Primary SchoolPrimary Byron Primary SchoolPrimary Cedar Children's AcademyPrimary Chatham GrammarSecondary Chattenden Primary SchoolPrimary Cliffe Woods Primary SchoolPrimary Crest Infant SchoolPrimary Cuxton Community Infant SchoolPrimary Cuxton Community Junior SchoolPrimary Danecourt SchoolNot applicable Deanwood Primary SchoolPrimary Delce AcademyPrimary Elaine Primary SchoolPrimary English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITEDNot applicable Fairview Community Primary SchoolPrimary Featherby Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Featherby Junior SchoolPrimary Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolSecondary Gordons Children's Academy, InfantPrimary Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorPrimary Greenacre SchoolSecondary Greenvale Primary SchoolPrimary Halling Primary SchoolPrimary Hempstead Infant SchoolPrimary Hempstead Junior SchoolPrimary Hilltop Primary SchoolPrimary Holcombe Grammar SchoolSecondary Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the MarlboroughPrimary Horsted Infant SchoolPrimary Horsted Junior SchoolPrimary Hospital and Medical Tuition ServiceNot applicable INSPIRE Free Special SchoolNot applicable King's School, RochesterNot applicable Kingfisher Community Primary SchoolPrimary Leigh Academy High HalstowPrimary Leigh Academy Hundred of HooAll-through Leigh Academy Peninsula EastPrimary Leigh Academy RainhamSecondary Leigh Academy StroodSecondary Lordswood SchoolPrimary Luton Primary SchoolPrimary Maritime AcademySecondary Maundene SchoolPrimary Medway Secure Training CentreNot applicable MidKent College16 plus Miers Court Primary SchoolPrimary Napier Community Primary and Nursery AcademyPrimary New Horizons Children's AcademyPrimary New Road Primary SchoolPrimary Oaklands SchoolPrimary Oasis Academy Skinner StreetPrimary Oasis Restore16 plus PGW Partnership of Greenacre and WaldersladeNot applicable Parkwood Primary SchoolPrimary Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolSecondary Rainham School for GirlsSecondary Ripplevale School RochesterNot applicable Rivermead SchoolNot applicable Riverside Primary SchoolPrimary Rochester Independent CollegeNot applicable Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Saxon Way Primary SchoolPrimary Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolSecondary Sports ConnectNot applicable St Andrew's School (Rochester)Not applicable St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Helen's Church of England Primary School, CliffePrimary St James Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive SchoolSecondary St John's Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary St Margaret's Infant SchoolPrimary St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary St Nicholas CEVC Primary SchoolPrimary St Peter's Infant SchoolPrimary St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolPrimary St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Swingate Primary SchoolPrimary Temple Mill Primary SchoolPrimary Thames View Primary SchoolPrimary The Academy of WoodlandsPrimary The Howard SchoolSecondary The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)Primary The Robert Napier SchoolSecondary The Rochester Grammar SchoolSecondary The RowansNot applicable The Thomas Aveling SchoolSecondary The Victory AcademySecondary Twydall Primary School and NurseryPrimary Wainscott Primary SchoolPrimary Walderslade Primary SchoolPrimary Walderslade SchoolSecondary Warren Wood Primary SchoolPrimary Waterfront UTCSecondary Wayfield Primary SchoolPrimary Will Adams AcademyNot applicable

Questions parents ask

When do Medway schools go back in September 2026?

The Medway 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 Medway schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Medway 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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