Wakefield school term dates 2026/27

Official Wakefield Council dates

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

Wakefield 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
    Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Autumn term (second half)
    Mon 2 Nov – Thu 17 Dec 2026
    GOV
  • Christmas holiday
    Fri 18 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
    GOV
    17 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 1 Apr 2027
    GOV
  • Easter holiday
    Fri 2 – Sun 11 Apr 2027
    GOV
    10 days off
  • Summer term (first half)
    Mon 12 Apr – Fri 28 May 2027
    GOV
  • Summer half term
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: Wakefield 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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Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyPrimary Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolPrimary Airedale AcademySecondary Airedale Infant AcademyPrimary Airedale Junior AcademyPrimary Altofts Junior AcademyPrimary Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsPrimary Ash Grove Primary AcademyPrimary Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary CAPA College16 plus Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)Not applicable Carleton High SchoolSecondary Carleton Park Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Castleford AcademySecondary Castleford Park Junior AcademyPrimary Castleford Three Lane Ends AcademyPrimary Castleford Wheldon Infant School and NurseryPrimary Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Crigglestone Nursery SchoolNursery Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Crofton AcademySecondary Crofton Infant SchoolPrimary Crofton Junior SchoolPrimary Darrington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary De Lacy AcademySecondary De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimary Dimple Well Infant School and NurseryPrimary England Lane AcademyPrimary English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary Enrich AcademyNot applicable Evolve AcademyNot applicable Fairburn View Primary School, CastlefordPrimary Featherstone All Saints CofE AcademyPrimary Featherstone Girnhill Infant SchoolPrimary Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Featherstone Purston Infant SchoolPrimary Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPrimary Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolPrimary Gawthorpe Community AcademyPrimary Glasshoughton Infant AcademyPrimary Grove Lea Primary SchoolPrimary Half Acres Primary AcademyPrimary Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolNursery Heart of Yorkshire Education Group16 plus Hendal Primary SchoolPrimary High Well SchoolNot applicable Highfield SchoolNot applicable Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary Horbury AcademySecondary Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyPrimary Horbury Primary AcademyPrimary Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary SchoolPrimary Jerry Clay AcademyPrimary Kettlethorpe High SchoolSecondary King's Meadow AcademyPrimary Kingsland Primary SchoolNot applicable Larks Hill Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Martin Frobisher Infant SchoolPrimary Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourcePrimary Middlestown Primary AcademyPrimary Minsthorpe Community CollegeSecondary Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion ResourcePrimary New College Pontefract16 plus Newlands Primary SchoolPrimary Newton Hill Community SchoolPrimary Normanton All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimary Normanton Common Primary AcademyPrimary Normanton Junior AcademyPrimary Northfield Primary SchoolPrimary Oakfield Park SchoolNot applicable Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary Ossett South Parade PrimaryPrimary Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPrimary Outwood Academy City FieldsSecondary Outwood Academy FreestonSecondary Outwood Academy HemsworthSecondary Outwood Grange AcademySecondary Outwood Primary Academy Bell LanePrimary Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillPrimary Outwood Primary Academy KirkhamgatePrimary Outwood Primary Academy Ledger LanePrimary Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GatePrimary Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenPrimary Outwood Primary Academy Park HillPrimary Oyster Park Primary AcademyPrimary Pinderfields Hospital PRUNot applicable Queen Elizabeth Grammar SchoolNot applicable Rooks Nest AcademyPrimary Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Sandal Castle VA Community Primary SchoolPrimary Sandal Magna Community AcademyPrimary Sharlston Community SchoolPrimary Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolPrimary Simpson's Lane AcademyPrimary Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Smawthorne Henry Moore AcademyPrimary South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary South Hiendley Primary SchoolPrimary South Kirkby AcademyPrimary South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary South Ossett Infant AcademyPrimary St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Botolphs CE AcademyPrimary St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary St Helen's CE Primary SchoolPrimary St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpePrimary St Michael's CofE AcademyPrimary St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademySecondary St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademySecondary St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery AcademyPrimary Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary The Castle Nursery SchoolNursery The Featherstone AcademySecondary The King's SchoolSecondary The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimary The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary The Vale Primary AcademyPrimary Towngate Primary AcademyPrimary Townville AcademyPrimary Trinity Academy CathedralSecondary Upton Primary SchoolPrimary Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Wakefield Girls' High SchoolNot applicable Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolPrimary Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolPrimary Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolPrimary Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary Walton Primary AcademyPrimary West Bretton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary West End AcademyPrimary Willow Green AcademyPrimary Wrenthorpe AcademyPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Wakefield schools go back in September 2026?

The Wakefield 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 Wakefield schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Wakefield 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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