Bracknell Forest school term dates & holidays 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from Bracknell Forest Council's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are the official school term dates and holidays set by Bracknell Forest Council for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 academic years: term start and finish dates, half terms, and the Christmas, Easter and summer breaks. We take the dates straight from the council's own published calendar (linked below), convert them into one consistent format, and recheck them each academic year. School-day counts exclude weekends and half term but not inset days, which individual schools choose themselves.

Bracknell Forest term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2026 termWednesday, 2 September 2026Friday, 18 December 202673 school days
October half term holidayMonday, 26 October 2026Friday, 30 October 2026
Christmas holiday holidaySaturday, 19 December 2026Sunday, 3 January 2027
Spring term 2027 termMonday, 4 January 2027Thursday, 25 March 202754 school days
February half term holidayMonday, 15 February 2027Friday, 19 February 2027
Easter holiday holidayFriday, 26 March 2027Sunday, 11 April 2027
Summer term 2027 termMonday, 12 April 2027Wednesday, 21 July 202768 school days
May half term holidayMonday, 31 May 2027Friday, 4 June 2027
Council notes for 2026/27:
  • The council publishes these as three terms. Autumn term starts Wednesday 2 September 2026, with an inset day on Tuesday 1 September 2026.
  • Christmas holiday: Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027.
  • Spring term ends Thursday 25 March 2027. Spring holiday: Friday 26 March to Friday 9 April 2027. Bank holidays Friday 26 March and Monday 29 March 2027.
  • Summer term bank holidays fall on 3 and 31 May 2027.
  • Individual schools determine additional teacher training days; contact your school for those dates.

Bracknell Forest term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2027 termThursday, 2 September 2027Friday, 17 December 202772 school days
October half term holidayMonday, 25 October 2027Friday, 29 October 2027
Christmas holiday holidaySaturday, 18 December 2027Monday, 3 January 2028
Spring term 2028 termTuesday, 4 January 2028Friday, 31 March 202859 school days
February half term holidayMonday, 14 February 2028Friday, 18 February 2028
Easter holiday holidaySaturday, 1 April 2028Monday, 17 April 2028
Summer term 2028 termTuesday, 18 April 2028Friday, 21 July 202865 school days
May half term holidayTuesday, 30 May 2028Friday, 2 June 2028
Council notes for 2027/28:
  • Autumn term starts Thursday 2 September 2027, with an inset day on Wednesday 1 September 2027.
  • Christmas holiday: Monday 20 December to Friday 31 December 2027, with a bank holiday on Monday 3 January 2028. Spring term starts Tuesday 4 January 2028.
  • Spring term ends Friday 31 March 2028. Spring holiday: Monday 3 April to Thursday 13 April 2028, followed by bank holidays on Good Friday 14 April and Easter Monday 17 April 2028. Summer term starts Tuesday 18 April 2028.
  • May half term runs Tuesday 30 May to Friday 2 June 2028, after the Spring bank holiday on Monday 29 May 2028. The Early May bank holiday is Monday 1 May 2028.
  • Bracknell Forest's 2027-28 dates differ from Reading and Wokingham, which end spring term on 7 April 2028 and start summer term on 24 April 2028.
  • Individual schools determine additional teacher training days; contact your school for those dates.
Source: these dates come from Bracknell Forest Council's official term dates page, last checked by us on 12 September 2026. If the council amends its calendar mid-year, its page is the authority; tell us and we'll correct ours. Read how we compile term dates.

Common questions

When is October half term in Bracknell Forest?

October half term in Bracknell Forest runs from Monday, 26 October 2026 to Friday, 30 October 2026. Pupils return the following school day.

When do Bracknell Forest schools break up for Christmas?

The autumn term in Bracknell Forest ends on Friday, 18 December 2026, so that is the last day of school before the Christmas holiday.

When do Bracknell Forest schools break up for summer?

The summer term ends on Wednesday, 21 July 2027. The summer holiday starts the next day.

Is Bracknell Forest's October half term the same as neighbouring councils?

Partly. Of the 18 other South East councils we cover, 15 share Bracknell Forest's October half term week in 2026/27, while Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Berkshire differ. If your children attend schools under different councils, check both pages before booking.

Do all schools in Bracknell Forest follow these dates?

No. These are Bracknell Forest Council's published dates for community and voluntary-controlled schools. Academies, free schools, foundation schools and private schools set their own calendars, and every school adds its own inset days. Check with your school before booking anything you can't refund.

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