Sefton school term dates 2026/27

Official Sefton Council dates

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

Sefton term dates 2026/27

2026/27 academic year
First day of school · first day back

Tue 1 Sep 2026

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Autumn term (first half)

Tue 1 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026

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Autumn half-term holiday

Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026

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9 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 holiday

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 holiday

Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027

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9 days off
Summer term (second half)

Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027

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Where these dates come from: Sefton 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 Sefton

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Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Aintree Davenhill Primary SchoolPrimary All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Arden CollegeNot applicable Bedford Primary SchoolPrimary Birkdale High SchoolSecondary Birkdale Primary SchoolPrimary Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Cambridge Nursery SchoolNursery Chesterfield High SchoolSecondary Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary Churchtown Primary SchoolPrimary Crosby High SchoolNot applicable Crossens Nursery SchoolNursery Deyes High SchoolSecondary English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Farnborough Road Infant SchoolPrimary Farnborough Road Junior SchoolPrimary Forefield Community Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Forefield Junior SchoolPrimary Formby High SchoolSecondary Freshfield Primary SchoolPrimary Great Crosby Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Green Park Primary SchoolPrimary Greenacre Community Nursery SchoolNursery Greenbank High SchoolSecondary Hatton Hill Primary SchoolPrimary Hillside High SchoolSecondary Holy Family Catholic High SchoolSecondary Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Spirit Catholic AcademyPrimary Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportPrimary Hudson Primary SchoolPrimary Hugh Baird College16 plus Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral UnitNot applicable Kew Woods Primary SchoolPrimary King's Lander Primary AcademyPrimary King's Leadership Academy HawthornesSecondary Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education CentrePrimary Larkfield Primary SchoolPrimary Linacre Primary SchoolPrimary Linaker Primary SchoolPrimary Litherland High SchoolSecondary Litherland Moss Primary SchoolPrimary Lydiate Primary SchoolPrimary Maghull High SchoolSecondary Maricourt Catholic High SchoolSecondary Marshside Primary SchoolPrimary Melling Primary SchoolPrimary Meols Cop High SchoolSecondary Merefield SchoolNot applicable Netherton Moss Primary SchoolPrimary Newfield SchoolNot applicable Northway Primary SchoolPrimary Norwood Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Walsingham Primary SchoolPrimary Presfield High School and Specialist CollegeNot applicable Range High SchoolSecondary Redgate Community Primary SchoolPrimary Rimrose Hope CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Rowan Park SchoolNot applicable Sacred Heart Catholic AcademySecondary Shoreside Primary SchoolPrimary Southport Education Group16 plus Springwell Park Community Primary SchoolPrimary St Andrews Church of England Primary School, MaghullPrimary St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St George's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Jerome's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Michaels Church of England AcademySecondary St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Oswald's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas Church of England Primary School, LydiatePrimary St William of York Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Stanley High SchoolSecondary Summerhill Primary SchoolPrimary The Grange Primary SchoolPrimary The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoSecondary Thomas Gray Primary SchoolPrimary Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Ursuline Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Valewood Primary SchoolPrimary Waterloo Primary SchoolPrimary Waterside AcademyNot applicable Woodlands Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Sefton schools go back in September 2026?

The Sefton 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 Sefton schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Sefton 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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