Sunderland school term dates 2026/27

Official Sunderland Council dates

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

Sunderland 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
    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
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    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
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    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: Sunderland 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 Sunderland

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Academy 360All-through Albany Village Primary SchoolPrimary Barbara Priestman AcademyNot applicable Barmston Village Primary SchoolPrimary Barnes Infant AcademyPrimary Barnes Junior SchoolPrimary Barnwell AcademyPrimary Beacon of Light SchoolNot applicable Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyPrimary Bernard Gilpin Primary SchoolPrimary Bexhill AcademyPrimary Biddick AcademySecondary Biddick Primary SchoolPrimary Blackfell Primary SchoolPrimary Broadway Junior SchoolPrimary Burnside Academy InspiresPrimary Castle View Enterprise AcademySecondary Castletown Primary SchoolPrimary Christ's CollegeAll-through City of Sunderland College16 plus Columbia Grange SchoolNot applicable Consilium EvolveNot applicable Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolPrimary Diamond Hall Infant AcademyPrimary Diamond Hall Junior AcademyPrimary Dubmire PrimaryPrimary Easington Lane Primary SchoolPrimary East Herrington Primary AcademyPrimary East Rainton Primary SchoolPrimary Education and Services for People with AutismNot applicable English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, SunderlandPrimary Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolPrimary Farringdon AcademyPrimary Farringdon Community AcademySecondary Fatfield AcademyPrimary Fulwell Infant School AcademyPrimary Fulwell Junior SchoolPrimary George Washington Primary SchoolPrimary Gillas Lane Primary AcademyPrimary Grange Park Primary SchoolPrimary Grangetown Primary SchoolPrimary Grindon Infant SchoolPrimary Harry Watts AcademyNot applicable Hasting Hill AcademyPrimary Hetton AcademySecondary Hetton Lyons Nursery SchoolNursery Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolPrimary Hetton Primary SchoolPrimary Highfield AcademyPrimary Hill View Infant AcademyPrimary Hill View Junior AcademyPrimary Holley Park AcademyPrimary Houghton Le Spring Nursery SchoolNursery Hudson Road Primary SchoolPrimary Hylton Castle Primary SchoolPrimary Hylton Red House Nursery SchoolNursery John F Kennedy Primary SchoolPrimary KepierSecondary Lambton Primary SchoolPrimary Marlborough Primary SchoolPrimary Mill Hill Nursery SchoolNursery Mill Hill Primary SchoolPrimary Monkwearmouth AcademySecondary New Penshaw AcademyPrimary New Silksworth Academy InfantPrimary New Silksworth Academy JuniorPrimary Newbottle Primary AcademyPrimary North View AcademyNot applicable Northern Saints Church of England AcademyPrimary Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, PenshawPrimary Oxclose Community AcademySecondary Oxclose Nursery SchoolNursery Oxclose Primary AcademyPrimary Pennywell Early Years CentreNursery Plains Farm AcademyPrimary Portland AcademyNot applicable Red House AcademySecondary Redby AcademyPrimary Richard Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary Rickleton Primary SchoolPrimary Ryhope Infant School AcademyPrimary Ryhope Junior SchoolPrimary Sandhill View AcademySecondary Seaburn Dene Primary SchoolPrimary Shiney Row Primary SchoolPrimary South Hylton Primary AcademyPrimary Southmoor AcademySecondary Southwick Community Primary SchoolPrimary Springwell Village Primary SchoolPrimary St Aidan's Catholic AcademySecondary St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademySecondary St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonPrimary St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandPrimary St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, SunderlandPrimary St John Boste Catholic Primary School, WashingtonPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonPrimary St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthPrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandPrimary St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonPrimary St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopePrimary St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonSecondary Sunningdale SchoolNot applicable The Link SchoolNot applicable Thorney Close Primary SchoolPrimary Thornhill AcademySecondary Town End AcademyPrimary Trinity Academy New BridgeNot applicable University of SunderlandNot applicable Usworth Colliery Nursery SchoolNursery Usworth Colliery Primary SchoolPrimary Valley Road AcademyPrimary Venerable Bede Church of England AcademySecondary Washington AcademySecondary Wessington Primary SchoolPrimary Willow Wood Community Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Sunderland schools go back in September 2026?

The Sunderland 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 Sunderland schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Sunderland 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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