Milton Keynes school term dates 2026/27

Official Milton Keynes Council dates

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

Milton Keynes term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Thu 3 Sep 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn term (first half)
    Thu 3 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 – Thu 22 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: Milton Keynes Council’s published calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates - your school’s page shows the dates that actually apply to it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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Schools in Milton Keynes

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Abbeys Primary SchoolPrimary Ashbrook SchoolPrimary Barleyhurst Park PrimaryPrimary Bishop Parker Catholic SchoolPrimary Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary Bradwell Village SchoolPrimary Bridge Academy, All-through Alternative ProvisionNot applicable Brooklands Farm Primary SchoolPrimary Brooksward SchoolPrimary Broughton Fields Primary SchoolPrimary Bushfield SchoolPrimary Caroline Haslett Primary SchoolPrimary Castlethorpe First SchoolPrimary Cedars Primary SchoolPrimary Chestnuts Primary SchoolPrimary Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary SchoolPrimary Cold Harbour Church of England SchoolPrimary Denbigh SchoolSecondary Downs Barn SchoolPrimary Drayton Park SchoolPrimary E-Act Ousedale SchoolSecondary Emerson Valley SchoolPrimary Fairfields Primary SchoolPrimary Falconhurst SchoolPrimary Germander Park SchoolPrimary Giffard Park Primary SchoolPrimary Giles Brook Primary SchoolPrimary Glastonbury Thorn SchoolPrimary Glebe Farm SchoolAll-through Great Linford Primary SchoolPrimary Green Park SchoolPrimary Greenleys First SchoolPrimary Greenleys Junior SchoolPrimary Hanslope Primary SchoolPrimary Haversham Village SchoolPrimary Heelands SchoolPrimary Heronsgate SchoolPrimary Heronshaw SchoolPrimary Heronshill School and NurseryPrimary Holmwood SchoolPrimary Holne Chase Primary SchoolPrimary Howe Park SchoolPrimary Jubilee Wood Primary SchoolPrimary Kents Hill Park all-through schoolAll-through Knowles Nursery SchoolNursery Knowles Primary SchoolPrimary Langland Community SchoolPrimary Lavendon SchoolPrimary Lift Charles WarrenPrimary Lift Sir Herbert LeonSecondary Long Meadow SchoolPrimary Lord Grey AcademySecondary Loughton Manor First SchoolPrimary Loughton SchoolPrimary Merebrook Infant SchoolPrimary Middleton Primary SchoolPrimary Milton Keynes College16 plus Monkston Primary SchoolPrimary Moorland Primary SchoolPrimary Moorlands Centre Nursery SchoolNursery New Bradwell Primary SchoolPrimary New Chapter Primary SchoolPrimary Newton Blossomville Church of England SchoolPrimary Newton Leys Primary SchoolPrimary North Crawley CofE SchoolPrimary Oakgrove SchoolAll-through Oakhill Secure Training CentreNot applicable Oldbrook First School and NurseryPrimary Olney Infant AcademyPrimary Olney Middle SchoolPrimary Orchard AcademyPrimary Oxley Park AcademyPrimary Pepper Hill SchoolPrimary Portfields Primary SchoolPrimary Priory Common SchoolPrimary Priory Rise SchoolPrimary Rickley Park Primary SchoolPrimary Romans Field SchoolNot applicable Russell Street SchoolPrimary Shenley Brook End SchoolSecondary Shepherdswell AcademyPrimary Sherington Church of England SchoolPrimary Slated Row SchoolNot applicable Southwood SchoolPrimary St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary and St Giles Church of England SchoolPrimary St Mary's Wavendon CofE PrimaryPrimary St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Paul's Catholic SchoolSecondary St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Stanton SchoolPrimary Stantonbury SchoolSecondary Stephenson AcademyNot applicable Stoke Goldington Church of England SchoolPrimary Summerfield SchoolPrimary The Hazeley AcademySecondary The Milton Keynes AcademySecondary The Open UniversityNot applicable The Premier AcademyPrimary The Radcliffe SchoolSecondary The Redway SchoolNot applicable The Willows School and Early Years CentrePrimary The Woodlands SchoolNot applicable Tickford Park Primary SchoolPrimary Two Mile Ash SchoolPrimary Walton HighSecondary Water Hall Primary SchoolPrimary Watling AcademySecondary Watling Primary SchoolPrimary Wavendon Gate SchoolPrimary White Spire SchoolNot applicable Whitehouse Primary SchoolPrimary Willen Primary SchoolPrimary Wood End Infant & Pre-SchoolPrimary Wyvern SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Milton Keynes schools go back in September 2026?

The Milton Keynes Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Thu 3 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 Milton Keynes schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Milton Keynes Council calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates, and every school chooses its own INSET days. That is why the school finder is the reliable route: each school's page shows the dates that actually apply to it.

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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