Wirral school term dates 2026/27

Official Wirral Council dates

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

Wirral 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
  • October 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
    GOV
    16 days off
  • Spring term (first half)
    Mon 4 Jan – Fri 12 Feb 2027
    GOV
  • February 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 and Spring break
    Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027
    GOV
    17 days off
  • Summer term (first half)
    Mon 12 Apr – Fri 28 May 2027
    GOV
  • May 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: Wirral 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 Wirral

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Avalon SchoolNot applicable Barnston Primary SchoolPrimary Bedford Drive Primary SchoolPrimary Bidston Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Birkenhead High School AcademyAll-through Birkenhead Park SchoolSecondary Birkenhead SchoolNot applicable Birkenhead Sixth Form College16 plus Black Horse Hill Infant SchoolPrimary Black Horse Hill Junior SchoolPrimary Brackenwood Infant SchoolPrimary Brackenwood Junior SchoolPrimary Brookdale Primary SchoolPrimary Brookhurst Primary SchoolPrimary Calday Grange Grammar SchoolSecondary Castleway Nursery SchoolNursery Castleway Primary SchoolPrimary Cathcart Street Primary SchoolPrimary Chapelhill Primary SchoolPrimary Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Church Drive Primary SchoolPrimary Clare Mount Specialist Sports CollegeNot applicable Co-op Academy BebingtonSecondary Co-op Academy HillsidePrimary Co-op Academy PortlandPrimary Co-op Academy WoodsleePrimary Devonshire Park Primary SchoolPrimary Eastway Primary SchoolPrimary Edstart Schools WirralNot applicable Egremont Primary SchoolPrimary Elleray Park SchoolNot applicable Fender Primary SchoolPrimary Foxfield SchoolNot applicable Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family CentreNursery Gayton Primary SchoolPrimary Gilbrook SchoolNot applicable Greasby Infant SchoolPrimary Greasby Junior SchoolPrimary Great Meols Primary SchoolPrimary Greenleas Primary SchoolPrimary Grove Street Primary SchoolPrimary Hayfield SchoolNot applicable Heswall Primary SchoolPrimary Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Heygarth Primary SchoolPrimary Higher Bebington Junior SchoolPrimary Hilbre High SchoolSecondary Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Irby Primary SchoolPrimary Kilgarth SchoolNot applicable Kingsway Primary SchoolPrimary Ladymount Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Leasowe Primary SchoolPrimary Lingham Primary SchoolPrimary Liscard Primary SchoolPrimary Manor Primary SchoolPrimary Meadowside SchoolNot applicable Mendell Primary SchoolPrimary Mersey Park Primary SchoolPrimary Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Mount Primary SchoolPrimary New Brighton Primary SchoolPrimary Orrets Meadow SchoolNot applicable Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Overchurch Infant SchoolPrimary Overchurch Junior SchoolPrimary Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Park Primary SchoolPrimary Pensby High SchoolSecondary Pensby Primary SchoolPrimary Poulton Lancelyn Primary SchoolPrimary Prenton High School for GirlsSecondary Prenton Primary SchoolPrimary Raeburn Primary SchoolPrimary Ridgeway High SchoolSecondary Riverside Primary SchoolPrimary Rock Ferry Primary SchoolPrimary SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Somerville Nursery SchoolNursery Somerville Primary SchoolPrimary South Wirral High SchoolSecondary St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Anselm's CollegeSecondary St George's Primary SchoolPrimary St John Plessington Catholic CollegeSecondary St John's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary St John's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School UptonPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BirkenheadPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WallaseyPrimary St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademySecondary St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Stanley SchoolNot applicable Stanton Road Primary SchoolPrimary The Mosslands SchoolSecondary The Observatory SchoolNot applicable The Oldershaw SchoolSecondary The Priory Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Thingwall Primary SchoolPrimary Thornton Hough Primary SchoolPrimary Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Town Lane Infant SchoolPrimary Townfield Primary SchoolPrimary Upton Hall School FCJSecondary Weatherhead High SchoolSecondary Well Lane Primary SchoolPrimary West Kirby Grammar SchoolSecondary West Kirby Primary SchoolPrimary West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Wirral Grammar School for BoysSecondary Wirral Grammar School for GirlsSecondary Wirral Hospitals' SchoolNot applicable Wirral Metropolitan College16 plus Woodchurch CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Woodchurch High SchoolSecondary Woodchurch Road AcademyPrimary Woodlands Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Wirral schools go back in September 2026?

The Wirral 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 Wirral schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Wirral 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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