Slough school holidays 2026/27
Read from Slough 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 59 schools in Slough, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
Slough 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 Slough mostly fly from London Heathrow, London (6 miles), London Luton, Luton, Luton (27 miles), London Gatwick, London (31 miles) and London Stansted, London, Essex (44 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 Slough
59 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including Colnbrook Church of England Primary School in Colnbrook, Langley Grammar School in Langley, Arbour Vale School in Slough. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.