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May half term 2027
School holidays vary by council. Compare available published dates, then open your own area for closures, exceptions and original sources.
Use your local calendar. May half term is shown for England and Wales where published. Scottish local May holidays follow a different pattern. Unknown dates are kept out of this comparison.
England
122 of 153 calendars with accepted information in this view.
| Area | Holiday | Published dates |
|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Barnet ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Barnsley ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Bath and North East Somerset ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Bedford ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Birmingham ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Blackburn with Darwen ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Bracknell Forest ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Bradford ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Brent ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Brighton and Hove ↗ | May half term | 1 Jun 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Bristol ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Bromley ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Bury ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Calderdale ↗ | May half term | 28 May 2027 |
| Cambridgeshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Camden ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Central Bedfordshire ↗ | May half term | 1 Jun 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Cheshire East ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Cornwall ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| County Durham ↗ | May half term | 28 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027 |
| Coventry ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Darlington ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Derby ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Derbyshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Doncaster ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027 |
| Dorset ↗ | May half term | 1 Jun 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Dudley ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Enfield ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Essex ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Gateshead ↗ | May half term | 1 Jun 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Gloucestershire ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Greenwich ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Hackney ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Hampshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Harrow ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Havering ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Herefordshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Hertfordshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Hillingdon ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Hounslow ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Isle of Wight ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Islington ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Kensington and Chelsea ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Kent ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Kingston upon Hull ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Knowsley ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Lambeth ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Lancashire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Leicestershire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Lewisham ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Lincolnshire ↗ | May half term | 29 May 2027 – 6 Jun 2027 |
| Liverpool ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Luton ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Manchester ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Medway ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Merton ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Middlesbrough ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Milton Keynes ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Newham ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Norfolk ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| North East Lincolnshire ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| North Lincolnshire ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| North Northamptonshire ↗ | May half term | 1 Jun 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| North Somerset ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| North Tyneside ↗ | May half term | 28 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027 |
| North Yorkshire ↗ | May half term | 1 Jun 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Northumberland ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Nottingham ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Nottinghamshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Oldham ↗ | May half term | 29 May 2027 – 6 Jun 2027 |
| Oxfordshire ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Peterborough ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Plymouth ↗ | May half term | 29 May 2027 – 6 Jun 2027 |
| Portsmouth ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Reading ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Redbridge ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Redcar and Cleveland ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Rotherham ↗ | May half term | 1 Jun 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Rutland ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Salford ↗ | May half term | 1 Jun 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Sandwell ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Sefton ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Sheffield ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Shropshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Slough ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Solihull ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Somerset ↗ | May half term | 29 May 2027 – 6 Jun 2027 |
| South Gloucestershire ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Southampton ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Southend-on-Sea ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Southwark ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| St Helens ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Staffordshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Stockton-on-Tees ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Stoke-on-Trent ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Suffolk ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Sunderland ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Surrey ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Sutton ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Swindon ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Tameside ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Thurrock ↗ | May half term | 3 May 2027 |
| Thurrock ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Torbay ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Tower Hamlets ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Wakefield ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 |
| Walsall ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Wandsworth ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Warrington ↗ | May half term | Schools close 28 May 2027 · full range not supplied |
| Warwickshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| West Berkshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Westmorland and Furness ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| West Northamptonshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| West Sussex ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Wigan ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Wiltshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Wirral ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Wolverhampton ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| York ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
Scotland
0 of 32 calendars with accepted information in this view.
No accepted ranges in this view. Check your area and official source.
Wales
22 of 22 calendars with accepted information in this view.
| Area | Holiday | Published dates |
|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Bridgend ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Caerphilly ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Cardiff ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Carmarthenshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Ceredigion ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Conwy ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Denbighshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Flintshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Gwynedd ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Anglesey ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Merthyr Tydfil ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Monmouthshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Neath Port Talbot ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Newport ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Pembrokeshire ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Powys ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Swansea ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Torfaen ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Vale of Glamorgan ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
| Wrexham ↗ | May half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 |
Northern Ireland
0 of 1 calendars with accepted information in this view.
No accepted ranges in this view. Check your area and official source.
This 2027 overview shows available dates from academic years 2026/27 and 2027/28. It excludes unconfirmed dates and school-specific exceptions.