Swindon school term dates 2026/27

Official Swindon Council dates

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

Swindon 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 – Wed 21 Oct 2026
    GOV
  • Half-term holiday
    Thu 22 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
    GOV
    11 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
  • 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
  • Half-term holiday
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Fri 23 Jul 2027
    GOV
  • Summer holiday
    Sat 24 Jul – Sun 5 Sep 2027
    GOV
    44 days off

Where these dates come from: Swindon 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 Swindon

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Abbey Farm Educate Together PrimaryPrimary Abbey Meads Community Primary SchoolPrimary Abbey Park SchoolSecondary Badbury Park Primary SchoolPrimary Beechcroft Infant SchoolPrimary Bishopstone Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Bridlewood Primary SchoolPrimary Brimble Hill Special SchoolNot applicable Brook Field Primary SchoolPrimary Catherine Wayte Primary SchoolPrimary Chiseldon Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary Churchward SchoolNot applicable Colebrook Infant AcademyPrimary Colebrook Junior SchoolPrimary Covingham Park Primary SchoolPrimary Crowdys Hill SchoolNot applicable Drove Primary SchoolPrimary EOTAS SwindonNot applicable Eastrop Infant SchoolPrimary Eldene Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Even Swindon Primary SchoolPrimary Ferndale Primary School & NurseryPrimary Goddard Park Community Primary SchoolPrimary Gorse Hill Primary SchoolPrimary Grange Infants' SchoolPrimary Grange Junior SchoolPrimary Great Western AcademySecondary Greenmeadow Primary SchoolPrimary Haydon Wick Primary SchoolPrimary Haydonleigh Primary SchoolPrimary Highworth Warneford SchoolSecondary Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Horizons CollegeNot applicable King William Street Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Kingfisher CE AcademyPrimary Kingsdown SchoolSecondary Lainesmead Primary School and NurseryPrimary Lawn Manor AcademySecondary Lawn Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Lethbridge Primary SchoolPrimary Liden AcademyPrimary Lift East WichelPrimary Lift HazelwoodPrimary Lydiard Park AcademySecondary Maranatha Christian SchoolNot applicable Millbrook Primary SchoolPrimary Moredon Primary SchoolPrimary Mountford Manor Primary SchoolPrimary New College Swindon16 plus Nova Hreod AcademySecondary Nyland SchoolNot applicable Nythe Primary SchoolPrimary Oakhurst Community Primary SchoolPrimary Oaktree Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary Orchid Vale Primary SchoolPrimary Peatmoor Community Primary SchoolPrimary Red Oaks Primary SchoolPrimary Robert Le Kyng Primary SchoolPrimary Rodbourne Cheney Primary SchoolPrimary Ruskin Junior SchoolPrimary Seven Fields Primary SchoolPrimary Shaw Ridge Primary SchoolPrimary South Marston Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Southfield Junior SchoolPrimary St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, SwindonPrimary St Francis CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic CollegeSecondary St Leonard's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary St Luke's AcademyNot applicable St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Swindon AcademyAll-through Tadpole Farm CofE Primary AcademyPrimary The Chalet SchoolNot applicable The Commonweal SchoolSecondary The Croft Primary SchoolPrimary The Deanery CofE AcademySecondary The Dorcan AcademySecondary The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeSecondary Tregoze Primary SchoolPrimary UTC SwindonSecondary Uplands SchoolNot applicable Wanborough Primary SchoolPrimary Westlea Primary SchoolPrimary Westrop Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary William Morris Primary SchoolPrimary Wroughton Infant SchoolPrimary Wroughton Junior SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Swindon schools go back in September 2026?

The Swindon 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 Swindon schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Swindon 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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