Shrewsbury School term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

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

These are Shrewsbury School's published term dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28: 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.

Shrewsbury School term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEnds
Michaelmas term 2026 termSaturday, 5 September 2026Saturday, 12 December 2026
Half term holidaySaturday, 17 October 2026Sunday, 1 November 2026
Christmas holiday holidaySunday, 13 December 2026Sunday, 3 January 2027
Lent term 2027 termMonday, 4 January 2027Saturday, 20 March 2027
Half term holidaySaturday, 13 February 2027Sunday, 21 February 2027
Easter holiday holidaySunday, 21 March 2027Sunday, 11 April 2027
Summer term 2027 termMonday, 12 April 2027Saturday, 3 July 2027
Half term holidaySaturday, 29 May 2027Sunday, 6 June 2027
Published notes for 2026/27:
  • Full boarding school: term start dates are boarders' return days, with lessons starting at callover the next morning. Michaelmas 2026 returns: Upper Sixth Saturday 5 September (5-7pm); Lower Sixth Sunday 6 September (1.30pm); Fourth and Fifth Forms Sunday 6 September (2.30pm); Third Form Sunday 6 September (3pm).
  • Lent 2027: boarders return Monday 4 January, callover Tuesday 5 January (8.00am). Summer 2027: boarders return Monday 12 April, callover Tuesday 13 April (8.00am).
  • Half terms are published as exeats with times: Michaelmas Saturday 17 October (10.00am) - Sunday 1 November (9.00pm); Lent Saturday 13 February (10.00am) - Sunday 21 February (9.00pm); Summer Saturday 29 May (10.00am) - Sunday 6 June (9.00pm).
  • Term end times: Michaelmas ends Saturday 12 December (10.00am); Lent ends Saturday 20 March (10.00am); Summer ends Saturday 3 July (4.45pm).
  • Summer term: no Coach Weekend in the second half of term.

Shrewsbury School term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEnds
Michaelmas term 2027 termSaturday, 4 September 2027Saturday, 11 December 2027
Half term holidaySaturday, 16 October 2027Sunday, 31 October 2027
Christmas holiday holidaySunday, 12 December 2027Monday, 3 January 2028
Lent term 2028 termTuesday, 4 January 2028Saturday, 25 March 2028
Half term holidaySaturday, 12 February 2028Sunday, 20 February 2028
Easter holiday holidaySunday, 26 March 2028Monday, 17 April 2028
Summer term 2028 termTuesday, 18 April 2028Saturday, 1 July 2028
Half term holidaySaturday, 27 May 2028Sunday, 4 June 2028
Published notes for 2027/28:
  • Term start dates are boarders' return days; callovers: Michaelmas Monday 6 September (8.15am), Lent Wednesday 5 January (8.00am), Summer Wednesday 19 April (8.00am).
  • Half terms are published as exeats with times: Michaelmas Saturday 16 October (10.00am) - 31 October (9.00pm); Lent Saturday 12 February (10.00am) - Sunday 20 February (9.00pm); Summer Saturday 27 May (10.00am) - Sunday 4 June (9.00pm).
  • Term end times: Michaelmas ends Saturday 11 December (10.00am); Lent ends Saturday 25 March (10.00am); Summer ends Saturday 1 July (4.45pm).
  • Summer term: no Coach Weekend in the second half of term.
Source: these dates come from Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury School go back?

The next term at Shrewsbury School is Lent term 2027, starting Monday, 4 January 2027.

Do these dates apply to everyone at Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury School's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 15 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

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

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