Leicestershire school holidays 2026/27
Read from Leicestershire council's own term-dates page, last on 3 October 2026. The source is here, so you can check every date below against it. They cover the 323 schools in Leicestershire, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
How Leicestershire differs
- The October half term in Leicestershire starts 7 days earlier than in most of England.
- The Easter holiday in Leicestershire starts 6 days earlier and runs 1 day shorter than in most of England.
- The Summer holiday in Leicestershire starts 15 days earlier and runs 15 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 | Wed 7 Jul | Tue 31 Aug | Wed 7 Jul – Tue 31 Aug | 15d earlier, 15d 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 Leicestershire mostly fly from East Midlands, Nottingham, Leicestershire (13 miles), Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands (27 miles), London Luton, Luton, Luton (64 miles) and Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester (66 miles). We price the same trip across every day of each break above, from each of them, to hundreds of places families actually book, and email you when a fare is worth a look.
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Schools in Leicestershire
323 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy, Ashby Hill Top Primary School in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashby Hastings Primary School in Ashby-De-La-Zouch. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.