2026/27 / YOUR LOCAL CALENDAR
Brighton and Hove school holidays 2026/27
The dates you need, with a little less searching. Your published 2026/27 school holidays and term dates, in one place.
A quick note for parents. Council dates usually apply to community and voluntary controlled schools. Academies, foundation and voluntary aided schools can differ. INSET days are set by each school; a term opening date is not necessarily a pupil return date.
A school year, a little clearer
All school holidays.
One handy list.
2026/27 · Dates as published. Unconfirmed dates stay marked; closing dates are kept separate from holiday starts.
| Holiday | Starts / closes | Ends | Pupils return |
|---|---|---|---|
| October half term ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Christmas holidays ↗Schools close 18 Dec 2026.School-closing date onlyOfficial authority dates. Check the individual school for INSET days and academy variations. | Closes | End not supplied | |
| February half term ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| Easter holidays ↗Schools close 25 Mar 2027.School-closing date onlyOfficial authority dates. Check the individual school for INSET days and academy variations. | Closes | End not supplied | |
| Local Holiday ↗Published holiday | Check with school | ||
| May half term ↗Published holidayOfficial range reviewed against the named academic-year context. Separately published bank holidays and school INSET days are not silently added to this range. | Check with school | ||
| Summer holidays ↗Schools close 21 Jul 2027.School-closing date onlyOfficial authority dates. Check the individual school for INSET days and academy variations. | Closes | End not supplied | Check with school |
Other days pupils are off.
Published council-default INSET and public closure dates. Individual schools may have additional days.
| Closure | Starts / closes | Ends | Pupils return |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-service dayPublished closure | Pupils do not attend |
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Dates come from official council or government publications. We show accepted records and keep unresolved dates marked. Individual schools may differ.
- Area
- Brighton and Hove
- Accepted records checked
- 1 October 2026
- Academic year
- 2026/27
- Available information
- 7 published holiday records
- Check the original publication
- Official source 1 ↗Official source 2 ↗Official source 3 ↗
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