Easter holidays 2027: dates for every council

For most councils in England and Wales, the Easter holidays 2027 is Fri 26 Mar – Fri 9 Apr 2027, with children back at school on Monday 12 April 2027. That's 134 of the 172 councils in England and Wales on Term Diary.

Councils with different dates

• Blaenau Gwent: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Bridgend: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Caerphilly: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Cardiff: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Carmarthenshire: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Central Bedfordshire: Fri 26 Mar – Mon 12 Apr 2027
• Ceredigion: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Conwy: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Denbighshire: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• East Riding of Yorkshire: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Flintshire: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Gwynedd: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Hull: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Isle of Anglesey: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Leeds: Mon 5 – Fri 16 Apr 2027
• Leicester: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Leicestershire: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Lincolnshire: Fri 26 Mar – Tue 13 Apr 2027
• Manchester: Mon 5 – Fri 16 Apr 2027
• Merthyr Tydfil: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Monmouthshire: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Neath Port Talbot: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Newport: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Norfolk: Fri 26 Mar – Mon 12 Apr 2027
• North East Lincolnshire: Fri 26 Mar – Tue 13 Apr 2027
• North Lincolnshire: Fri 26 Mar – Tue 13 Apr 2027
• North Yorkshire: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Pembrokeshire: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Powys: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Rhondda Cynon Taf: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Salford: Mon 5 – Fri 16 Apr 2027
• Suffolk: Fri 26 Mar – Mon 12 Apr 2027
• Swansea: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Torfaen: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Vale of Glamorgan: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• Wigan: Thu 25 Mar – Fri 9 Apr 2027
• Wrexham: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027
• York: Mon 22 Mar – Fri 2 Apr 2027

Scotland

In Scotland, the most common dates are Fri 26 Mar – Fri 9 Apr 2027 (13 of 30 Scottish councils). Check your council in the table below; in-service days next to the holiday are included.

Northern Ireland

Schools set their own dates. The common Easter closure is Thu 25 March to Fri 2 April 2027, and some schools take two weeks. How school holidays work in Northern Ireland.

Academies, free schools and some church schools set their own dates, and every school adds its own INSET days. Check your school's website before you book anything.

Other breaks: October half term 2026 · Christmas holidays 2026 · February half term 2027 · May half term 2027 · Summer holidays 2027