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Nottingham school term dates

Nottingham breaks at a different time from most of England in at least one week a year. Those weeks are school holidays for you and term time almost everywhere else — no absence, no penalty notice, and none of the peak-week pricing.

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Out of step with England

Weeks Nottingham is off and most of England is not

Counted against the councils in this dataset, not all 153 — see how this is built.

Nottingham term dates 2026–27

Academic year 2026–27
Term or holidayStartsEnds
Autumn term (first half)2 Sep 202616 Oct 2026
October half-term19 Oct 202630 Oct 2026
Autumn term (second half)2 Nov 202618 Dec 2026
Christmas holiday21 Dec 20261 Jan 2027
Spring term (first half)4 Jan 202712 Feb 2027
February half-term15 Feb 202719 Feb 2027
Spring term (second half)22 Feb 202725 Mar 2027
Easter holiday26 Mar 20279 Apr 2027
Summer term (first half)12 Apr 202728 May 2027
May half-term31 May 20274 Jun 2027
Summer term (second half)7 Jun 202728 Jul 2027
Summer holiday29 Jul 2027—

Nottingham term dates 2027–28

Academic year 2027–28
Term or holidayStartsEnds
Autumn term (first half)2 Sep 202715 Oct 2027
October half-term18 Oct 202729 Oct 2027
Autumn term (second half)1 Nov 202721 Dec 2027
Christmas holiday22 Dec 20273 Jan 2028
Spring term (first half)4 Jan 202811 Feb 2028
February half-term14 Feb 202818 Feb 2028
Spring term (second half)21 Feb 202831 Mar 2028
Easter holiday3 Apr 202817 Apr 2028
Summer term (first half)18 Apr 202826 May 2028
May half-term29 May 20282 Jun 2028
Summer term (second half)5 Jun 202826 Jul 2028
Summer holiday27 Jul 2028—

Nottingham term dates 2028–29

Academic year 2028–29
Term or holidayStartsEnds
Autumn term (first half)4 Sep 202820 Oct 2028
October half-term23 Oct 20283 Nov 2028
Autumn term (second half)6 Nov 202820 Dec 2028
Christmas holiday21 Dec 20283 Jan 2029
Spring term (first half)4 Jan 20299 Feb 2029
February half-term12 Feb 202916 Feb 2029
Spring term (second half)19 Feb 202923 Mar 2029
Easter holiday26 Mar 20296 Apr 2029
Summer term (first half)9 Apr 202925 May 2029
May half-term28 May 20291 Jun 2029
Summer term (second half)4 Jun 202927 Jul 2029
Summer holiday30 Jul 2029—

Nottingham term dates 2029–30

Academic year 2029–30
Term or holidayStartsEnds
Autumn term (first half)4 Sep 202919 Oct 2029
October half-term22 Oct 20292 Nov 2029
Autumn term (second half)5 Nov 202921 Dec 2029
Christmas holiday24 Dec 20292 Jan 2030
Spring term (first half)3 Jan 203015 Feb 2030
February half-term18 Feb 203022 Feb 2030
Spring term (second half)25 Feb 20305 Apr 2030
Easter holiday8 Apr 203022 Apr 2030
Summer term (first half)23 Apr 203024 May 2030
May half-term27 May 203031 May 2030
Summer term (second half)3 Jun 203026 Jul 2030
Summer holiday29 Jul 2030—

Compare with the rest of England

October half-term 2026–27 across EnglandChristmas holidays 2026–27 across EnglandFebruary half-term 2026–27 across EnglandEaster holidays 2026–27 across EnglandMay half-term 2026–27 across EnglandSummer holidays 2026–27 across EnglandOctober half-term 2027–28 across EnglandChristmas holidays 2027–28 across EnglandFebruary half-term 2027–28 across EnglandEaster holidays 2027–28 across EnglandMay half-term 2027–28 across EnglandSummer holidays 2027–28 across EnglandOctober half-term 2028–29 across EnglandChristmas holidays 2028–29 across EnglandFebruary half-term 2028–29 across EnglandEaster holidays 2028–29 across EnglandMay half-term 2028–29 across EnglandSummer holidays 2028–29 across England

Source: Nottingham’s published term dates. Checked 25 Aug 2026.