Derbyshire school term dates & holidays 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from Derbyshire County Council's published calendar · last checked 7 September 2026

These are the official school term dates and holidays set by Derbyshire County 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.

Derbyshire term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2026 termFriday, 4 September 2026Friday, 18 December 202671 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 2027Monday, 26 July 202771 school days
May half term holidayMonday, 31 May 2027Friday, 4 June 2027
Council notes for 2026/27:
  • Derbyshire publishes term time as blocks with day counts rather than naming half terms: 4 September to 23 October 2026 (36 days), 2 November to 18 December 2026 (35 days), 4 January to 12 February 2027 (30 days), 22 February to 25 March 2027 (24 days), 12 April to 28 May 2027 (34 days), 7 June to 26 July 2027 (36 days). Half-term holiday dates above are the gaps between those blocks, confirmed against the council's PDF calendar.
  • 195 days in total, including 5 days to be taken as INSET days. The council says to check with your school for INSET day information.
  • Monday 3 May 2027 is a bank holiday. The PDF calendar shows 1 to 3 September 2026 as holiday, so the autumn term starts Friday 4 September 2026.
  • Monday 31 May 2027 is a bank holiday within the summer half-term week.

Derbyshire term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2027 termMonday, 6 September 2027Wednesday, 22 December 202773 school days
October half term holidayMonday, 25 October 2027Friday, 29 October 2027
Christmas holiday holidayThursday, 23 December 2027Wednesday, 5 January 2028
Spring term 2028 termThursday, 6 January 2028Friday, 7 April 202862 school days
February half term holidayMonday, 21 February 2028Friday, 25 February 2028
Easter holiday holidaySaturday, 8 April 2028Sunday, 23 April 2028
Summer term 2028 termMonday, 24 April 2028Monday, 24 July 202861 school days
May half term holidayMonday, 29 May 2028Friday, 2 June 2028
Council notes for 2027/28:
  • Derbyshire publishes term time as blocks with day counts: 6 September to 22 October 2027 (35 days), 1 November to 22 December 2027 (38 days), 6 January to 18 February 2028 (32 days), 28 February to 7 April 2028 (30 days), 24 April to 26 May 2028 (24 days), 5 June to 24 July 2028 (36 days). Half-term holiday dates above are the gaps between those blocks.
  • Monday 1 May 2028 is a bank holiday.
  • The council says to check with your school for INSET day information.
Source: these dates come from Derbyshire County Council's official term dates page, last checked by us on 7 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 Derbyshire?

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

When do Derbyshire schools break up for Christmas?

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

When do Derbyshire schools break up for summer?

The summer term ends on Monday, 26 July 2027. The summer holiday starts the next day.

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

Partly. Of the 9 other East Midlands councils we cover, 4 share Derbyshire's October half term week in 2026/27, while Leicester, Leicestershire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland differ. If your children attend schools under different councils, check both pages before booking.

Do all schools in Derbyshire follow these dates?

No. These are Derbyshire County 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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