London schools term times 2025/2026: All this year’s school holiday dates and bank holidays
Full term dates, half term dates and bank holidays for London families in 2025/26.
While there is still plenty of the summer holidays to go, for parents planning ahead for the upcoming school year, here are all the term dates, half terms and bank holidays in London.
Students across the capital are set to return to school next month as the 2025/26 academic year gets underway.
Typically, school term times vary around the country. Parents should be aware that governors of academies, foundations and voluntary aided schools set their own dates.
However here’s a general guide for London families on what term times to expect over the next school year.
London Spring 2026 term dates
- Term dates: Monday January 5 to Thursday March 27, 2026.
- Half term: Monday February 16 to Friday February 20, 2026.
- Easter holiday: Friday March 30 to Friday April 10, 2026.
London Summer 2026 term dates
- Term dates: Monday April 13 to Wednesday July 20, 2026.
- May Day: Monday May 4.
- Half term: Monday May 25 to Friday May 29.
- Spring Bank Holiday: Monday May 25.
Bank holidays
This year Christmas Day (December 25) falls on a Thursday, with Boxing Day (December 26) also a bank holiday on the Friday.
New Year’s Day is a Thursday and a bank holiday. Good Friday is April 3 in 2026 and Easter Monday is April 6.
The May Day bank holiday is Monday May 4, 2026; the spring bank holiday is Monday May 25; and the August bank holiday is Monday August 31, 2026.
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