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

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

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

Oldham term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2026 termTuesday, 1 September 2026Friday, 18 December 202674 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:
  • Oldham publishes holiday spans that include weekends: half terms are given as 24 October 2026 to 1 November 2026, 13 February 2027 to 21 February 2027 and 29 May 2027 to 6 June 2027. The half_term fields above are the weekday weeks inside those spans.
  • Published term blocks with day counts: opens 1 September 2026 closes 23 October 2026 (40 days); opens 2 November 2026 closes 18 December 2026 (35 days); opens 4 January 2027 closes 12 February 2027 (30 days); opens 22 February 2027 closes 25 March 2027 (24 days); opens 12 April 2027 closes 28 May 2027 (34 days); opens 7 June 2027 closes 21 July 2027 (33 days).
  • Christmas holidays run 19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 and Easter holidays 26 March 2027 to 11 April 2027 as published.
  • Bank holiday Monday 3 May 2027 falls within the summer term. Summer holidays begin 22 July 2027.
  • The page states the patterns contain 195 days and individual schools then choose INSET days to reduce the number of days in school for pupils to 190.

Oldham term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn term 2027 termWednesday, 1 September 2027Friday, 17 December 202773 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, 7 April 202864 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 2028Thursday, 20 July 202859 school days
May half term holidayMonday, 29 May 2028Friday, 2 June 2028
Council notes for 2027/28:
  • Oldham publishes holiday spans that include weekends: half terms are given as 23 October 2027 to 31 October 2027, 19 February 2028 to 27 February 2028 and 27 May 2028 to 4 June 2028. The half_term fields above are the weekday weeks inside those spans.
  • Published term blocks with day counts: opens 1 September 2027 closes 22 October 2027 (38 days); opens 1 November 2027 closes 17 December 2027 (35 days); opens 4 January 2028 closes 18 February 2028 (34 days); opens 28 February 2028 closes 7 April 2028 (30 days); opens 24 April 2028 closes 26 May 2028 (24 days); opens 5 June 2028 closes 20 July 2028 (34 days).
  • Christmas holidays run 18 December 2027 to 3 January 2028 and Easter holidays 8 April 2028 to 23 April 2028 as published.
  • Bank holiday Monday 1 May 2028 falls within the summer term. Summer holidays begin 21 July 2028.
  • The page states the patterns contain 195 days and individual schools then choose INSET days to reduce the number of days in school for pupils to 190.
Source: these dates come from Oldham 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 Oldham?

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

When do Oldham schools break up for Christmas?

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

When do Oldham schools break up for summer?

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

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

Yes. All 22 of the other North West councils we cover share the same October half term week as Oldham in 2026/27, so crossing a council border won't change your dates.

Do all schools in Oldham follow these dates?

No. These are Oldham 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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