Nottingham school term dates 2026/27

Official Nottingham Council dates

Term and holiday dates from Nottingham Council’s published calendar, checked Sun 2 Aug 2026. INSET days are set by each school, so you’ll find those on your school’s own page.

Nottingham term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • INSET day
    Tue 1 Sep 2026
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  • First day of school · first day back
    Wed 2 Sep 2026
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  • Autumn term (first half)
    Wed 2 Sep – Fri 16 Oct 2026
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  • Autumn half term
    Sat 17 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
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    16 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
    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
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
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    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 28 Jul 2027
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Where these dates come from: Nottingham 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 Nottingham

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Ambleside Primary SchoolPrimary Berridge Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Bilborough College16 plus Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Bluecoat Aspley AcademySecondary Bluecoat Beechdale AcademySecondary Bluecoat Bentinck Primary AcademyPrimary Bluecoat Primary AcademyPrimary Bluecoat Trent AcademySecondary Bluecoat Wollaton AcademySecondary Brocklewood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Burford Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary CP Riverside School Cantrell Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Carrington Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Claremont Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Crabtree Farm Primary SchoolPrimary Denewood Academy Djanogly City AcademySecondary Djanogly Northgate AcademyPrimary Djanogly Sherwood AcademyPrimary Djanogly Strelley AcademyPrimary Dovecote Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Dunkirk Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Edale Rise Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary Edna G. Olds AcademyPrimary Ellis Guilford SchoolSecondary Farnborough Spencer AcademySecondary Fernwood Primary SchoolPrimary Fernwood SchoolSecondary Firbeck AcademyPrimary Forest Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Glade Hill Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary Glenbrook Spencer AcademyPrimary Greenfields Community SchoolPrimary Haydn Primary SchoolPrimary Heathfield Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Hempshill Hall Primary SchoolPrimary Henry Whipple Primary SchoolPrimary Highbank Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Hogarth AcademyPrimary Huntingdon AcademyPrimary Jubilee L.E.A.D. AcademyPrimary Melbury Primary SchoolPrimary Mellers Primary SchoolPrimary Middleton Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Nethergate Academy Nottingham AcademyAll-through Nottingham College16 plus Nottingham Free SchoolSecondary Nottingham Girls' AcademySecondary Nottingham HOPE Academy Nottingham University Academy of Science and TechnologySecondary Nottingham University Samworth AcademySecondary Oak Field School Old Basford SchoolPrimary Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Park Vale AcademySecondary Portland Spencer AcademyPrimary Radford Primary School AcademyPrimary Rise Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Robin Hood Primary SchoolPrimary Rosehill School Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Rufford Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Scotholme Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Seely Primary SchoolPrimary Snape Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Southglade Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Southwark Primary SchoolPrimary Southwold Primary School and Early Years' CentrePrimary Springfield AcademyPrimary St Ann's Well AcademyPrimary St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Stanstead Flying High AcademyPrimary Stone Soup Academy Sycamore AcademyPrimary The Bulwell AcademySecondary The Glapton AcademyPrimary The Milford AcademyPrimary The Nottingham Emmanuel SchoolSecondary The Nottingham Nursery School and Training CentreNursery The Oakwood AcademySecondary The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary AcademySecondary The Wells AcademySecondary Thorneywood Education Base Unity Academy Victoria Primary SchoolPrimary Walter Halls Primary and Early Years SchoolPrimary Warren Primary AcademyPrimary Welbeck Primary SchoolPrimary Westbury Academy Westglade Primary SchoolPrimary Whitegate Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)Primary William Booth Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Windmill L.E.A.D. AcademyPrimary Woodlands Academy

Independent schools in Nottingham

These schools set their own term dates and do not follow the Nottingham 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.

Nottingham Girls' High School GDST Nottingham High School St Joseph's School

Questions parents ask

When do Nottingham schools go back in September 2026?

The Nottingham 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 Nottingham schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Nottingham 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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