Please note that 5 days per year are taken during term time for staff Inset Days when children are not in school. We will give as much notice as possible of these dates. These can be found at the bottom of the page.
Autumn Term 2026
| Open | Wednesday 2nd September to Thursday 22nd October |
| Half-term | Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October |
| Open | Monday 2nd November to Friday 18th December |
| Christmas Holidays | Monday 21st December to Friday 1st January |
Spring Term 2027
| Open | Monday 4th January to Friday 12th February |
| Half-term | Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February |
| Open | Monday 22nd February to Thursday 25th March |
| Spring Break | Friday 26th March to Friday 9th April |
Summer Term 2027
| Open | Monday 12th April to Friday 28th May |
| May Bank Holiday | Monday 3rd May |
| Half Term | Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June |
| Open | Monday 7th June to Tuesday 20th July |
Inset Days 2026 – 2027
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Friday 23rd October 2026
Thursday 6th May 2027
Wednesday 21st July 2027
If you would like more information on the term dates for the academic year please follow this link to Wirral’s website.
A few general guidelines
The council, along with neighbouring authorities, has set out the following principles for school term dates:
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- October half term is generally the last full week in October
- a break covering Christmas and New Year
- February half term will generally be the third full week in February
- Easter break is renamed the Spring Break and will always be the first two full weeks in April
- Easter will always be observed via the Bank Holidays for Good Friday and Easter Monday
- Whitsun half term break will be one week
- where a school is open for a part-week this will be for a minimum of three days to encourage attendance
- the five INSET days are to be designated by the individual School Governing Body, but there will be no more than two days in any one term set consecutively