York school term dates 2026/27

Official York Council dates

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

York 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 5 Feb 2027
    GOV
  • Spring half-term holiday
    Sat 6 – Sun 14 Feb 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Spring term (second half)
    Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Mar 2027
    GOV
  • Easter holiday
    Sat 20 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027
    GOV
    16 days off
  • Summer term (first half)
    Mon 5 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 – Mon 26 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: York 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 York

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Acomb Primary SchoolPrimary All Saints Catholic School YorkSecondary Applefields SchoolNot applicable Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England AcademySecondary Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, BishopthorpePrimary Askham Bryan College16 plus Badger Hill Primary AcademyPrimary Bishopthorpe Infant SchoolPrimary Bootham SchoolNot applicable Burton Green Primary SchoolPrimary Carr Infant SchoolPrimary Carr Junior SchoolPrimary Clifton Green Primary SchoolPrimary Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary SchoolPrimary Copmanthorpe Primary SchoolPrimary Danesgate CommunityNot applicable Dringhouses Primary SchoolPrimary Dunnington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Fishergate Primary SchoolPrimary Fulford SchoolSecondary Haxby Road Primary AcademyPrimary Headlands Primary SchoolPrimary Hempland Primary SchoolPrimary Heworth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Hob Moor Community Primary AcademyPrimary Hob Moor Oaks AcademyNot applicable Huntington Primary AcademyPrimary Huntington SchoolSecondary Joseph Rowntree SchoolSecondary Knavesmire Primary SchoolPrimary Lakeside Primary AcademyPrimary Lord Deramore's Primary SchoolPrimary Manor Church of England AcademySecondary Millthorpe SchoolSecondary Naburn Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary New Earswick Primary SchoolPrimary Osbaldwick Primary AcademyPrimary Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary Park Grove Primary AcademyPrimary Poppleton Ousebank Primary SchoolPrimary Poppleton Road Primary SchoolPrimary Ralph Butterfield Primary SchoolPrimary Robert Wilkinson Primary AcademyPrimary Rufforth Primary SchoolPrimary Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Scarcroft Primary SchoolPrimary Skelton Primary SchoolPrimary St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Lawrence's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary St Paul's Nursery SchoolNursery St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary SchoolPrimary Tang Hall Primary AcademyPrimary The Mount School (York)Not applicable University of YorkNot applicable Vale of York AcademySecondary Westfield Primary Community SchoolPrimary Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Wigginton Primary SchoolPrimary Woodthorpe Primary SchoolPrimary Yearsley Grove Primary SchoolPrimary York College16 plus York High SchoolSecondary York St John UniversityNot applicable

Questions parents ask

When do York schools go back in September 2026?

The York 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 York schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the York 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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