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

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

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

Warrington 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 recommended term dates. It says the majority of Warrington schools use the same or similar dates, including all community schools, but some voluntary-aided and academy schools may differ; check individual school websites.
  • Term opens Wednesday 2 September 2026, one day later than neighbouring Merseyside councils. No general inset day is listed for 2026-27 on the page.
  • The page prints day counts per half-term block: autumn 39 and 35, spring 30 and 24, summer 34 and 33, and a total of 195 days. The first block, 2 September to 23 October 2026, actually contains 38 weekdays, not the printed 39; the printed counts only sum to 195 if 1 September is included. Kept verbatim with this discrepancy flagged.
  • The page states: Easter Weekend (2027) falls on Friday 26 March and Monday 29 March, at the start of the two-week Spring holiday break.
  • In the 2026-27 summer term section the page prints: May Day is on Monday 1 May 2028. That is the 2028 date; May Day 2027 is Monday 3 May 2027 and falls within the summer term. Kept verbatim with this discrepancy flagged.

Warrington 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, 21 February 2028Friday, 25 February 2028
Easter holiday holidaySaturday, 1 April 2028Monday, 17 April 2028
Summer term 2028 termTuesday, 18 April 2028Friday, 21 July 202864 school days
May half term holidayMonday, 29 May 2028Friday, 2 June 2028
Council notes for 2027/28:
  • The council publishes recommended term dates; some voluntary-aided and academy schools may differ.
  • The page states: Wednesday 1 September 2027 is an Inset Day. Term starts Thursday 2 September 2027.
  • The page prints day counts per half-term block: autumn 38 and 35, spring 34 and 25, summer 28 and 35, and a total of 195 days. The first block, 2 September to 22 October 2027, actually contains 37 weekdays, not the printed 38. Kept verbatim with this discrepancy flagged.
  • Spring blocks are 4 January to 18 February and 28 February to 31 March 2028, so the half term week is 21 to 25 February 2028. Summer blocks are 18 April to 26 May and 5 June to 21 July 2028, so the half term week is 29 May to 2 June 2028.
  • The page states: Easter Weekend in 2028 falls from Friday 14 April to Monday 17 April, at the end of the Spring holiday break. May Day is Monday 1 May 2028.
  • Warrington's 2027/28 spring and summer pattern matches Wirral (spring ends 31 March, summer starts 18 April) rather than Knowsley, Sefton and St Helens (spring ends 7 April, summer starts 24 April).
Source: these dates come from Warrington Borough 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 Warrington?

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

When do Warrington schools break up for Christmas?

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

When do Warrington schools break up for summer?

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

Is Warrington'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 Warrington in 2026/27, so crossing a council border won't change your dates.

Do all schools in Warrington follow these dates?

No. These are Warrington Borough 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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