Highgate School term dates 2026/27

Compiled from Highgate School's published calendar · last checked 15 September 2026

These are Highgate School's published term dates for 2026/27: term starts and ends, half terms where the independent school takes them, and the holidays between terms. We take the dates from the independent school's own calendar (linked below) and recheck them each academic year. Anything the independent school publishes as a caveat sits in the notes under each year.

Highgate School term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEnds
Michaelmas term 2026 termTuesday 1 September 2026Friday 11 December 2026
Half term holidayMonday 19 October 2026Friday 30 October 2026
Christmas holiday holidaySaturday 12 December 2026Monday 4 January 2027
Lent term 2027 termTuesday 5 January 2027Thursday 25 March 2027
Half term holidayMonday 15 February 2027Friday 19 February 2027
Easter holiday holidayFriday 26 March 2027Sunday 18 April 2027
Summer term 2027 termMonday 19 April 2027Friday 9 July 2027
Half term holidayMonday 31 May 2027Friday 4 June 2027
Published notes for 2026/27:
  • Michaelmas 2026 half term is two weeks: Monday 19 - Friday 30 October. The school notes there may be university admissions tests during the Michaelmas half term.
  • Staff inset days: new staff Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 August 2026, full staff Thursday 27 and Friday 28 August 2026; Monday 4 January 2027; Friday 28 May 2027 (Y11/13 examinations may be timetabled on this day).
  • Bank holidays falling around term: Monday 31 August 2026, Monday 3 May 2027.
  • The page publishes one set of dates with no senior/junior/pre-prep split shown.
  • 2027-28 dates not yet published on the term dates page as of 15 September 2026 (the page runs to Summer 2027 only).
Source: these dates come from Highgate School's official term dates page, last checked by us on 15 September 2026. The independent school's page is the authority if anything changes mid-year. Read how we compile dates.

Common questions

When does Highgate School go back?

The next term at Highgate School is Lent term 2027, starting Tuesday 5 January 2027.

Do these dates apply to everyone at Highgate School?

They're the school's published dates for the main body of pupils. Boarders' return times, new-pupil days, exeat weekends and prep school variations are listed in the notes above where the school publishes them; the school's own communications are the authority.

Where do these dates come from?

From Highgate School's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 15 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

State schools nearby run different dates: see Haringey school term dates for the local authority's calendar.

Other colleges and schools