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Christmas school holidays 2026
School holidays vary by council. Compare available published dates, then open your own area for closures, exceptions and original sources.
Use your local calendar. A national overview does not establish the dates at an individual school. Unknown dates are kept out of this comparison.
England
124 of 153 calendars with accepted information in this view.
| Area | Holiday | Published dates |
|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Barnet ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Barnsley ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Bedford ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Bexley ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Birmingham ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Blackburn with Darwen ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Bracknell Forest ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Bradford ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Brent ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Brighton and Hove ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Bristol ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Bury ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Calderdale ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Cambridgeshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Camden ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Cheshire East ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Cheshire West and Chester ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Cornwall ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| County Durham ↗ | Christmas holidays | 18 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Coventry ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Cumberland ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Derby ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Derbyshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Doncaster ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Dorset ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 |
| Dudley ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Enfield ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Essex ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 |
| Gateshead ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Gloucestershire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Greenwich ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Hackney ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Hammersmith and Fulham ↗ | Christmas holidays | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 |
| Hampshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Harrow ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Havering ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Herefordshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Hertfordshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Hillingdon ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Hounslow ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Isle of Wight ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Islington ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Kensington and Chelsea ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Kent ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Kingston upon Hull ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Kingston upon Thames ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Kirklees ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Knowsley ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Lambeth ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Lancashire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Leicestershire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Lewisham ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Lincolnshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Liverpool ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Luton ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Manchester ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Medway ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Merton ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Middlesbrough ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Milton Keynes ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Newham ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Norfolk ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| North East Lincolnshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| North Lincolnshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| North Northamptonshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 |
| North Somerset ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| North Yorkshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Northumberland ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Nottinghamshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Oldham ↗ | Christmas holidays | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 |
| Oxfordshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 |
| Peterborough ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Plymouth ↗ | Christmas holidays | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Portsmouth ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Reading ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Redbridge ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Richmond upon Thames ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Rochdale ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Rotherham ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Rutland ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Salford ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Sandwell ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Sefton ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Sheffield ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Slough ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Solihull ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Somerset ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 |
| South Gloucestershire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Southampton ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 |
| Southend-on-Sea ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Southwark ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| St Helens ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Staffordshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Stockport ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Stockton-on-Tees ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Stoke-on-Trent ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Suffolk ↗ | Christmas holidays | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 |
| Sunderland ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Surrey ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Sutton ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Swindon ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Telford and Wrekin ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Thurrock ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Torbay ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Tower Hamlets ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Wakefield ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 |
| Walsall ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Waltham Forest ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 |
| Wandsworth ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Warrington ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Warwickshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| West Berkshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 |
| Westmorland and Furness ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| West Northamptonshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| West Sussex ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Wigan ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Wiltshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Wirral ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Wokingham ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Wolverhampton ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| York ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
Scotland
25 of 32 calendars with accepted information in this view.
| Area | Holiday | Published dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Aberdeenshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Angus ↗ | Christmas holidays | 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 |
| Argyll and Bute ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 22 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| City of Edinburgh ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 |
| Dumfries and Galloway ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 |
| East Ayrshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| East Lothian ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| East Renfrewshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Fife ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 |
| Glasgow City ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Highland ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 |
| Inverclyde ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 |
| Midlothian ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 22 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Moray ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 22 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| North Lanarkshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| Perth and Kinross ↗ | Christmas holidays | 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 |
| Renfrewshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 |
| Scottish Borders ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 |
| Shetland Islands ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| South Ayrshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| South Lanarkshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 22 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Stirling ↗ | Christmas holidays | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
| West Dunbartonshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 |
Wales
22 of 22 calendars with accepted information in this view.
| Area | Holiday | Published dates |
|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Bridgend ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Caerphilly ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Cardiff ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Carmarthenshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Ceredigion ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Conwy ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Denbighshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Flintshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Gwynedd ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Anglesey ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Merthyr Tydfil ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Monmouthshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Neath Port Talbot ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Newport ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Pembrokeshire ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Powys ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 22 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Swansea ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Torfaen ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Vale of Glamorgan ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
| Wrexham ↗ | Christmas holidays | Schools close 18 Dec 2026 · full range not supplied |
Northern Ireland
1 of 1 calendars with accepted information in this view.
| Area | Holiday | Published dates |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland ↗ | Christmas holidays | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
This 2026 overview shows available dates from academic years 2026/27 and 2027/28. It excludes unconfirmed dates and school-specific exceptions.