2026/27 / YOUR LOCAL CALENDAR
Manchester 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 ↗Schools close 23 Oct 2026.School-closing date only | Closes | End not supplied | |
| Christmas holidays ↗Schools close 18 Dec 2026.School-closing date only | Closes | End not supplied | |
| February half term ↗Schools close 12 Feb 2027.School-closing date only | Closes | End not supplied | |
| Easter holidays ↗Schools close 2 Apr 2027.School-closing date only | Closes | End not supplied | |
| May half term ↗Schools close 28 May 2027.School-closing date only | Closes | End not supplied | |
| Summer holidays ↗Schools close 22 Jul 2027.School-closing date only | Closes | End not supplied | Check with school |
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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
- Manchester
- Accepted records checked
- 1 October 2026
- Academic year
- 2026/27
- Available information
- 6 published holiday records
- Check the original publication
- Official source 1 ↗
- Something doesn’t look right?
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