October half term 2027
October half term 2027: start dates range from Monday 4 October to Monday 25 October, depending on the area.
Dates by region
| Region | Period | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Angus | 4 – 15 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| North ayrshire arran | 4 – 15 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Aberdeen | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Aberdeenshire | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Argyll and Bute | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Clackmannanshire | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Dundee | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| East Ayrshire | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Falkirk | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Fife | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Highland | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Moray | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Scottish Borders | 11 – 15 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Shetland | 11 – 26 Oct 2027 | 16 |
| Stirling | 11 – 22 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Rutland | 16 – 31 Oct 2027(provisional) | 16 |
| Bromley | 18 – 29 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Edinburgh | 18 – 25 Oct 2027 | 8 |
| Isle of Wight | 18 – 29 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Midlothian | 18 – 22 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Nottingham | 18 – 29 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 18 – 29 Oct 2027 | 12 |
| West Lothian | 18 – 22 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Swindon | 21 – 31 Oct 2027 | 11 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 22 – 29 Oct 2027 | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| East Sussex | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Hillingdon | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Kent | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| North Lincolnshire | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| North Somerset | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| North Tyneside | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Northumberland | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Oldham | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Reading | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Somerset | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| South Gloucestershire | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| St Helens | 23 – 31 Oct 2027(provisional) | 9 |
| Warrington | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 23 – 31 Oct 2027 | 9 |
| Plymouth | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2027 | 9 |
| Anglesey | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bedford | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bexley | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Birmingham | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bolton | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bracknell Forest | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bradford | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bridgend | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Brighton and Hove | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bristol | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Bury | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Caerphilly | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Calderdale | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Cardiff | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Ceredigion | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Cheshire East | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Conwy | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Cornwall | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Coventry | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Cumberland | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Darlington | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Derby | 25 – 31 Oct 2027 | 7 |
| Dorset | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Dudley | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Ealing London | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Enfield | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Essex | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Flintshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Greenwich | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Gwynedd | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Halton | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Hampshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Havering | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Hounslow | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Islington | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Knowsley | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Lancashire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Leeds | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Lewisham | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Liverpool | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Luton | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Medway | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Merton | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Milton Keynes | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Newcastle | 25 – 29 Oct 2027(provisional) | 5 |
| Newport | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Norfolk | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| North northamptonshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| North Yorkshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Powys | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Redbridge | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Rochdale | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Rotherham | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Salford | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Sandwell | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Sefton | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Sheffield | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Shropshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Slough | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Southampton | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Stockport primary | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Stockport secondary | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Suffolk | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Surrey | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Sutton | 25 – 30 Oct 2027 | 6 |
| Swansea | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Thurrock | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Torbay | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Torfaen | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Tower Hamlets | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Wakefield | 25 – 31 Oct 2027 | 7 |
| Walsall | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Waltham Forest | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| West northamptonshire | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| West Sussex | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Westmorland and furness | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Wigan | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Wirral | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Wokingham | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Wolverhampton | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| Wrexham | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
| York | 25 – 29 Oct 2027 | 5 |
Dates are taken from official publications. Schools may have additional days off, so check with your school if in doubt.
Sources: Official source (Angus), Official source (north-ayrshire.gov.uk), Official source (Aberdeen), Official source (Aberdeenshire) and 128 more. Last checked: 4 October 2026. More about our sources