Southampton school term dates 2026/27

Official Southampton Council dates

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

Southampton 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 holiday
    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 holiday
    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 holiday
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027
    GOV
  • Summer holiday
    Thu 22 Jul – Sun 5 Sep 2027
    GOV
    46 days off

Where these dates come from: Southampton 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 Southampton

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Banister Primary SchoolPrimary Bassett Green Primary SchoolPrimary Beechwood Junior SchoolPrimary Bevois Town Primary SchoolPrimary Bitterne Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsPrimary Bitterne Park SchoolSecondary Cantell SchoolSecondary Compass SchoolNot applicable Fairisle Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Fairisle Junior SchoolPrimary Foundry Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Freemantle Church of England Community AcademyPrimary Glenfield Infant SchoolPrimary Great Oaks SchoolNot applicable Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsNursery Harefield Primary SchoolPrimary Highfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Hightown Primary SchoolPrimary Hollybrook Infant SchoolPrimary Hollybrook Junior SchoolPrimary Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsPrimary Hope Community School SouthamptonPrimary Itchen College16 plus Kanes Hill Primary SchoolPrimary King Edward VI SchoolNot applicable Ludlow Infant AcademyPrimary Ludlow Junior SchoolPrimary Mansbridge Primary SchoolPrimary Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsPrimary Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist BasesPrimary Moorlands Primary SchoolPrimary Mount Pleasant InfantsPrimary Mount Pleasant JuniorsPrimary Newlands Primary SchoolPrimary Oakwood Primary SchoolPrimary Oasis Academy Lord's HillSecondary Oasis Academy MayfieldSecondary Oasis Academy SholingSecondary Portswood Primary SchoolPrimary Redbridge Community SchoolSecondary Redbridge Primary SchoolPrimary Regents Park Community CollegeSecondary Richard Taunton Sixth Form College16 plus Rosewood Free SchoolNot applicable Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College SouthamptonSecondary Shirley Infant SchoolPrimary Shirley Junior SchoolPrimary Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary Sholing Infant SchoolPrimary Sholing Junior SchoolPrimary Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsPrimary Southampton Hospital SchoolNot applicable Southampton Solent UniversityNot applicable Springhill Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Springwell SchoolNot applicable St Anne's Catholic SchoolSecondary St Denys Primary SchoolPrimary St John's Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary St Mark's Church of England SchoolAll-through St Mary's Church of England Primary School & NurseryPrimary St Monica Primary SchoolPrimary St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Swaythling Primary SchoolPrimary Tanners Brook Primary SchoolPrimary The Cedar SchoolNot applicable The Gregg Preparatory SchoolNot applicable The Polygon SchoolNot applicable Thornhill Primary SchoolPrimary Townhill Infant SchoolPrimary Townhill Junior SchoolPrimary University of SouthamptonNot applicable Upper Shirley High SchoolSecondary Valentine Primary School & NurseryPrimary Vermont SchoolNot applicable Weston Park Primary SchoolPrimary Weston Secondary SchoolSecondary Weston Shore Infant SchoolPrimary Woodlands Community CollegeSecondary Woolston Infant SchoolPrimary Wordsworth Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Southampton schools go back in September 2026?

The Southampton 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 Southampton schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Southampton 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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