Reading school term dates 2026/27

Official Reading Council dates

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

Reading term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • INSET day
    Tue 1 Sep 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn term (first half)
    Tue 1 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026
    GOV
  • First day of school · first day back
    Wed 2 Sep 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: Reading 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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These are the council dates. Your school adds its own INSET days, and academies can set different dates entirely. Find your school to subscribe to the calendar that actually applies. Free, and it keeps itself up to date.

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Schools in Reading

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Alfred Sutton Primary SchoolPrimary All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary Battle Primary AcademyPrimary Blagdon Nursery SchoolNursery Blagrave Nursery SchoolNursery Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic SchoolSecondary Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery Caversham Park Primary SchoolPrimary Caversham Preparatory SchoolNot applicable Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training SchoolNot applicable Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Churchend Primary AcademyPrimary Civitas AcademyPrimary Coley Primary SchoolPrimary Cranbury CollegeNot applicable E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary Emmer Green Primary SchoolPrimary English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Geoffrey Field Infant SchoolPrimary Geoffrey Field Junior SchoolPrimary Green Park Village Primary AcademyPrimary Hamilton SchoolNot applicable Hartland High SchoolSecondary Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary Kendrick SchoolSecondary King's Academy ProspectSecondary Maiden Erlegh School in ReadingSecondary Manor Primary SchoolPrimary Meadow Park AcademyPrimary Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary Moorlands Primary SchoolPrimary New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery New Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary New Town Primary SchoolPrimary Norcot Early Years CentreNursery Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary Park Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Ranikhet AcademyPrimary Reading Girls' SchoolSecondary Reading SchoolSecondary Red Balloon Learner Centre ReadingNot applicable Redlands Primary SchoolPrimary River AcademySecondary Southcote Primary SchoolPrimary St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Edward's PrepNot applicable St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael's Primary SchoolPrimary Thames Valley SchoolNot applicable Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary The Avenue Special SchoolNot applicable The Heights Primary SchoolPrimary The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary The Holy Brook SchoolNot applicable The Palmer Primary AcademyPrimary The Ridgeway Primary SchoolPrimary The WREN SchoolSecondary UTC ReadingSecondary Whitley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Wilson Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Reading schools go back in September 2026?

The Reading 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 Reading schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Reading 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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