Waltham Forest school term dates 2026/27

Official Waltham Forest Council dates

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

Waltham Forest term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Mon 7 Sep 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn term (first half)
    Mon 7 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 – Thu 22 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: Waltham Forest Council’s published calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates - your school’s page shows the dates that actually apply to it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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Schools in Waltham Forest

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Acacia NurseryNursery Ainslie Wood Primary SchoolPrimary Barclay Primary SchoolPrimary Barn Croft Primary SchoolPrimary Belmont Park SchoolNot applicable Big Creative Academy16 plus Burnside Secondary PRUNot applicable Buxton SchoolAll-through Chapel End Infant School and Early Years CentrePrimary Chapel End Junior AcademyPrimary Chase Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Chingford CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Chingford Foundation SchoolSecondary Church Hill Nursery SchoolNursery Connaught School for GirlsSecondary Coppermill Primary SchoolPrimary Davies Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Dawlish Primary SchoolPrimary Downsell Primary SchoolPrimary Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestSecondary Edinburgh Primary SchoolPrimary Emmanuel Community SchoolPrimary Frederick Bremer SchoolSecondary George Mitchell SchoolAll-through George Tomlinson Primary SchoolPrimary Greenleaf Primary SchoolPrimary Gwyn Jones Primary SchoolPrimary Handsworth Primary SchoolPrimary Hawkswood Primary PRUNot applicable Hawkswood TherapeuticNot applicable Heathcote School & Science CollegeSecondary Henry Maynard Primary SchoolPrimary Highams Park SchoolSecondary Hillyfield Primary AcademyPrimary Holy Family Catholic SchoolSecondary Joseph Clarke SchoolNot applicable Kelmscott SchoolSecondary Lammas SchoolSecondary Leyton Sixth Form College16 plus Leytonstone SchoolSecondary Lime Academy HornbeamNot applicable Lime Academy LarkswoodPrimary Longshaw Primary AcademyPrimary Low Hall Nursery SchoolNursery Mayville AcademyPrimary Mission Grove Primary SchoolPrimary Newport SchoolPrimary Norlington School and 6th FormSecondary Oakhill Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Parkside Primary SchoolPrimary Riverley Primary SchoolPrimary Roger Ascham Primary SchoolPrimary Salisbury Manor Primary SchoolPrimary Selwyn Primary SchoolPrimary Sir George Monoux College16 plus South Chingford Foundation SchoolSecondary South Grove Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Saviour's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Stoneydown Park SchoolPrimary Sybourn Primary SchoolPrimary The Jenny Hammond Primary SchoolPrimary The Winns Primary SchoolPrimary The Woodside Primary AcademyPrimary Thomas Gamuel Primary SchoolPrimary Thorpe Hall Primary SchoolPrimary Waltham Forest College16 plus Walthamstow AcademySecondary Walthamstow Primary AcademyPrimary Walthamstow School for GirlsSecondary Whitefield SchoolNot applicable Whitehall Primary SchoolPrimary Whittingham Primary AcademyPrimary Willow Brook Primary School AcademyPrimary Willowfield SchoolSecondary Woodford Green Primary SchoolPrimary Yardley Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Waltham Forest schools go back in September 2026?

The Waltham Forest Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Mon 7 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 Waltham Forest schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Waltham Forest Council calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates, and every school chooses its own INSET days. That is why the school finder is the reliable route: each school's page shows the dates that actually apply to it.

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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