Milton Keynes school holidays 2026/27
Read from Milton Keynes 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 121 schools in Milton Keynes, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
Milton Keynes follows the pattern most of England follows for every break we hold - so its families are flying on the same days as most of the country, which is exactly when fares peak.
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 | Fri 26 Mar | Sun 11 Apr | Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr | Same |
| May half term | Sat 29 May | Sun 6 Jun | Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun | Same |
| Summer holidays | Thu 22 Jul | Tue 31 Aug | Thu 22 Jul – Tue 31 Aug | Same |
“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 Milton Keynes mostly fly from London Luton, Luton, Luton (20 miles), London Heathrow, London (41 miles), London Stansted, London, Essex (43 miles) and Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands (51 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 Milton Keynes
121 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including Newton Blossomville Church of England School in Bedford, Holne Chase Primary School in Bletchley, Castlethorpe First School in milton keynes. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.