February half term 2027
When is February half term 2027?
In most of England, february half term 2026/27 runs from Sat 13 Feb to Sun 21 Feb: 9 days off school including the weekends either side. Flights can be taken from Sat 13 Feb to Sun 21 Feb. 144 of the 198 councils whose own calendars we hold follow these dates exactly.
Councils that differ
54 councils we hold publish different dates. Each is read from the council’s own page and linked to it.
| Council | First day off | Last day off | Versus most of England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Sat 6 Feb | Wed 10 Feb | 7d earlier, 4d shorter |
| Aberdeenshire | Sat 6 Feb | Wed 10 Feb | 7d earlier, 4d shorter |
| Angus | Thu 11 Feb | Mon 15 Feb | 2d earlier, 4d shorter |
| Argyll and Bute | Sat 6 Feb | Mon 15 Feb | 7d earlier, 1d longer |
| Blaenau Gwent | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Bridgend | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Caerphilly | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Cardiff | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Carmarthenshire | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Ceredigion | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Clackmannanshire | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Fri 12 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 1d earlier, 3d shorter |
| Conwy | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Denbighshire | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Dundee City | Fri 12 Feb | Tue 16 Feb | 1d earlier, 4d shorter |
| East Ayrshire | Fri 12 Feb | Tue 16 Feb | 1d earlier, 4d shorter |
| East Dunbartonshire | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| East Lothian | Sat 13 Feb | Mon 22 Feb | 1d longer |
| East Renfrewshire | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Falkirk | Thu 11 Feb | Mon 15 Feb | 2d earlier, 4d shorter |
| Fife | Wed 10 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 3d earlier, 4d shorter |
| Flintshire | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Glasgow | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| Gwynedd | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Highland | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| Inverclyde | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| Isle of Anglesey | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Monmouthshire | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Moray | Thu 11 Feb | Mon 15 Feb | 2d earlier, 4d shorter |
| Neath Port Talbot | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Newport | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| North Ayrshire | Sat 13 Feb | Tue 16 Feb | 5d shorter |
| North Lanarkshire | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| North Yorkshire | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Orkney Islands | Thu 11 Feb | Tue 16 Feb | 2d earlier, 3d shorter |
| Pembrokeshire | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Perth and Kinross | Wed 10 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 3d earlier, 4d shorter |
| Powys | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Renfrewshire | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Scottish Borders | Sat 6 Feb | Mon 15 Feb | 7d earlier, 1d longer |
| Shetland Islands | Fri 12 Feb | Tue 16 Feb | 1d earlier, 4d shorter |
| South Ayrshire | Fri 12 Feb | Tue 16 Feb | 1d earlier, 4d shorter |
| South Lanarkshire | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| Stirling | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Swansea | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Torfaen | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
| West Dunbartonshire | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| West Lothian | Sat 6 Feb | Mon 15 Feb | 7d earlier, 1d longer |
| Wrexham | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | 7d earlier |
Academies and independent schools can set their own dates whatever the council says; of the London independents we read, not one follows the state October half term. The finder shows the dates we hold for a particular school.
What it means for flights
Everyone with these dates is flying on the same days, which is when fares peak. The day you leave inside the window is worth hundreds: on a real October board a family of four saved a median of £260 by leaving on the Sunday rather than the Saturday, at the same length. We price every day of the break from your nearest airports and email you when a fare is worth a look.
Find your school and see the prices
Every council we hold
- Aberdeen City
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll and Bute
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Barnsley
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bedford
- Bexley
- Birmingham
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bolton
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bracknell Forest
- Bradford
- Brent
- Bridgend
- Brighton and Hove
- Bristol, City of
- Bromley
- Buckinghamshire
- Bury
- Caerphilly
- Calderdale
- Cambridgeshire
- Camden
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ceredigion
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Clackmannanshire
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Conwy
- Cornwall
- County Durham
- Coventry
- Croydon
- Cumberland
- Darlington
- Denbighshire
- Derby
- Derbyshire
- Doncaster
- Dorset
- Dudley
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dundee City
- Ealing
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Lothian
- East Renfrewshire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Sussex
- Edinburgh
- Enfield
- Essex
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Flintshire
- Gateshead
- Glasgow
- Gloucestershire
- Greenwich
- Gwynedd
- Hackney
- Halton
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Hampshire
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Hartlepool
- Havering
- Herefordshire, County of
- Hertfordshire
- Highland
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Inverclyde
- Isle of Anglesey
- Isle of Wight
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kent
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Kingston upon Thames
- Kirklees
- Knowsley
- Lambeth
- Lancashire
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Leicestershire
- Lewisham
- Lincolnshire
- Liverpool
- Luton
- Manchester
- Medway
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Merton
- Middlesbrough
- Midlothian
- Milton Keynes
- Monmouthshire
- Moray
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newham
- Newport
- Norfolk
- North Ayrshire
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lanarkshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Northamptonshire
- North Somerset
- North Tyneside
- North Yorkshire
- Northumberland
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- Oldham
- Orkney Islands
- Oxfordshire
- Pembrokeshire
- Perth and Kinross
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Powys
- Reading
- Redbridge
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Renfrewshire
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Richmond upon Thames
- Rochdale
- Rotherham
- Rutland
- Salford
- Sandwell
- Scottish Borders
- Sefton
- Sheffield
- Shetland Islands
- Shropshire
- Slough
- Solihull
- Somerset
- South Ayrshire
- South Gloucestershire
- South Lanarkshire
- Southampton
- Southend-on-Sea
- Southwark
- St. Helens
- Staffordshire
- Stirling
- Stockport
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Suffolk
- Sunderland
- Surrey
- Sutton
- Swansea
- Swindon
- Tameside
- Telford and Wrekin
- Thurrock
- Torbay
- Torfaen
- Tower Hamlets
- Trafford
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wakefield
- Walsall
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Warrington
- Warwickshire
- West Berkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian
- West Northamptonshire
- West Sussex
- Westminster
- Westmorland and Furness
- Wigan
- Wiltshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wirral
- Wokingham
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire
- Wrexham
- York