Leeds school holidays 2026/27
Read from Leeds council's own term-dates page, last on 5 September 2026. The source is here, so you can check every date below against it. They cover the 294 schools in Leeds, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
How Leeds differs
- The Easter holiday in Leeds starts 8 days later and runs 1 day shorter than in most of England.
- The Summer holiday in Leeds starts 1 day later and runs 4 days longer than in most of England.
That matters for flights: a break that starts a day earlier or runs a week longer puts different days on the table, and the day you leave is often worth hundreds.
The dates
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off | Can fly | Versus most of England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October half term | Sat 24 Oct | Sun 1 Nov | Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov | Same |
| Christmas holidays | Sat 19 Dec | Sun 3 Jan | Sat 19 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | Same |
| February half term | Sat 13 Feb | Sun 21 Feb | Sat 13 Feb – Sun 21 Feb | Same |
| Easter holidays | Sat 3 Apr | Sun 18 Apr | Sat 3 Apr – Sun 18 Apr | 8d later, 1d shorter |
| May half term | Sat 29 May | Sun 6 Jun | Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun | Same |
| Summer holidays | Fri 23 Jul | Sun 5 Sept | Fri 23 Jul – Sun 5 Sept | 1d later, 4d longer |
“Can fly” adds the weekend either side where nobody is in school. The weekday and the Sunday are usually the cheapest days of the break to leave on.
Flights for these dates
Families in Leeds mostly fly from Leeds Bradford, Leeds, West Yorkshire (6 miles), Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester (44 miles), Liverpool John Lennon, Liverpool (63 miles) and East Midlands, Nottingham, Leicestershire (68 miles). We price the same trip across every day of each break above, from each of them, to 48 places families actually book, and email you when a fare is worth a look.
Find your school and see the prices
Schools in Leeds
294 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including Co-op Academy Beckfield in Bradford, Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Calverley, Allerton Bywater Primary School in Castleford. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.