Leicester school holidays 2026/27
Read from Leicester 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 134 schools in Leicester, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
How Leicester differs
- The October half term in Leicester starts 7 days earlier than in most of England.
- The Easter holiday in Leicester starts 6 days earlier and runs 1 day shorter than in most of England.
- The Summer holiday in Leicester starts 12 days earlier and runs 12 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 17 Oct | Sun 25 Oct | Sat 17 Oct – Sun 25 Oct | 7d earlier |
| 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 20 Mar | Sun 4 Apr | Sat 20 Mar – Sun 4 Apr | 6d earlier, 1d shorter |
| May half term | Sat 29 May | Sun 6 Jun | Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun | Same |
| Summer holidays | Sat 10 Jul | Tue 31 Aug | Sat 10 Jul – Tue 31 Aug | 12d earlier, 12d 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 Leicester mostly fly from East Midlands, Nottingham, Leicestershire (16 miles), Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands (29 miles), London Luton, Luton, Luton (61 miles) and Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester (69 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 Leicester
134 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including St Mary's Fields Academy in 410, Abbey Mead Primary Academy in Leicester, Mellor Community Primary School in LEICESTER. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.