Southwark school term dates 2026/27

Official Southwark Council dates

Term and holiday dates from Southwark 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.

Southwark term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Wed 2 Sep 2026
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  • Autumn term (first half)
    Wed 2 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026
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  • Autumn half term
    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
    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 – Thu 22 Jul 2027
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Where these dates come from: Southwark 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 Southwark

Every school has its own page with its exact dates, INSET days and a free calendar you can subscribe to.

Albion Primary SchoolPrimary Alfred Salter Primary SchoolPrimary Angel Oak AcademyPrimary Ark All Saints AcademySecondary Ark Globe AcademyAll-through Ark Walworth AcademySecondary Bacon's CollegeSecondary Bellenden Primary SchoolPrimary Beormund Primary School Bessemer Grange Primary SchoolPrimary Bird In Bush SchoolPrimary Boutcher Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Brunswick Park Primary SchoolPrimary Camberwell College of Arts Charles Dickens Primary SchoolPrimary Cherry Garden School City of London Academy (Southwark)Secondary Crampton PrimaryPrimary Crawford Primary SchoolPrimary Dulwich Hamlet Junior SchoolPrimary Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' SchoolPrimary Dulwich Wood Nursery SchoolNursery Dulwich Wood Primary SchoolPrimary English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Evelina Hospital School Friars Primary Foundation SchoolPrimary Galleywall Primary, City of London AcademyPrimary Goodrich Community Primary SchoolPrimary Goose Green Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Grange Primary SchoolPrimary Grove Primary SchoolPrimary Haberdashers' Borough AcademySecondary Harris Academy BermondseySecondary Harris Academy PeckhamSecondary Harris Boys' Academy East DulwichSecondary Harris Girls' Academy East DulwichSecondary Harris Primary Academy East DulwichPrimary Harris Primary Academy Peckham ParkPrimary Haymerle School Heber Primary SchoolPrimary Highshore School Hollydale Primary SchoolPrimary Ilderton Primary SchoolPrimary Ivydale Primary SchoolPrimary John Donne Primary SchoolPrimary John Keats Primary SchoolPrimary John Ruskin Primary School and Language ClassesPrimary Judith Kerr Primary SchoolPrimary Keyworth Primary SchoolPrimary Kingsdale Foundation SchoolSecondary Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's CentreNursery Lift Newlands London College of Printing & Distributive Trades London South Bank University Lyndhurst Primary SchoolPrimary Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School Michael Faraday SchoolPrimary Nell Gwynn Nursery SchoolNursery Notre Dame Catholic Girls' SchoolSecondary Oliver Goldsmith Primary SchoolPrimary Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolPrimary Redriff Primary, City of London AcademyPrimary Riverside Primary SchoolPrimary Robert Browning Primary SchoolPrimary Rotherhithe Primary SchoolPrimary Rye Oak Primary SchoolPrimary Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolSecondary Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the BoroughPrimary Snowsfields Primary SchoolPrimary South Bank University AcademySecondary Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) Southwark Park Primary SchoolPrimary Spa School Camberwell Spa School, Bermondsey St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Francis RC Primary SchoolPrimary St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St George's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St John's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired Unit St Joseph's Catholic Infants SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Jude's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael's Catholic CollegeSecondary St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England SchoolSecondary Surrey Square Primary SchoolPrimary The Autism Project - CareTrade The Belham Primary SchoolPrimary The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary OveriePrimary The Charter School BermondseySecondary The Charter School East DulwichSecondary The Charter School North DulwichSecondary The Grove Nursery SchoolNursery The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service The Park College The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeSecondary Tower Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary Tuke School Victory Primary SchoolPrimary

Independent schools in Southwark

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

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Questions parents ask

When do Southwark schools go back in September 2026?

The Southwark 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 Southwark schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Southwark 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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