UK School Holidays Dates 2024

    We know that planning a family holiday can be somewhat of a daunting task, especially when it comes to scheduling it with term times. Alternatively, trying to avoid peak seasons with large family crowds on holiday can also be a challenge. We’ve put together a comprehensive list of UK school holidays so that whatever your holiday plans are,  so you can begin to plan your perfect getaway! Don’t forget to book your airport parking with SkyParkSecure for exclusive discounts now!

    School Holiday Date FAQ’s

    When is the next half term holiday?

    The next half term holiday for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales is the February half term and begins around the 12th of February.

    How long do the Summer holidays last in the UK?

    The UK School Summer Holidays are usually around 5-6 weeks long. The start date of this break will vary depending on the region. Try using the government search tool  to search by postcode to find out your local summer holiday dates.

    When are UK School Holidays?

    The UK academic year has around 6 breaks throughout for school children. These include Spring half term, Easter holidays, May half term, Summer holidays, Autumn half term, and Christmas. Below, we’ve listed the average dates for these school breaks across the UK. Please note that these are purely guidelines and differences can occur depending on your council. You should always check with your local council and school for the dates specific to you. A quick way to find out holiday dates from your local council is by entering your postcode into this government search tool.

    Please note that these are purely guidelines and differences can occur depending on your council. You should always check with your local council and school for the dates specific to you. A quick way to find out holiday dates from your local council is by entering your postcode into this government search tool.

    England 2024 School Holidays

    Please note that these are purely guidelines and differences will occur depending on your local council. For example, some schools may break up for the summer holidays on an earlier or later date.
    HolidayStart DateEnd Date
    February Half Term12/02/2417/02/24
    Easter Holiday29/03/2412/04/24
    Spring Half Term27/05/2431/05/24
    Summer Holiday25/07/2430/08/24
    Autumn Half Term28/10/2401/11/24
    Christmas Holiday23/12/2403/01/25

    Northern Ireland 2024 School Holidays

    Please note that these are purely guidelines and differences will occur depending on your local council. For example, some schools may break up for the summer holidays on an earlier or later date.
    HolidayStart DateEnd Date
    Spring half term15/02/2416/02/24
    Easter Holiday28/03/2405/04/24
    Summer Holiday01/07/2431/08/24
    Christmas Holiday22/12/2402/01/25

    Scotland 2024 School Holidays

    Please note that these are purely guidelines and differences will occur depending on your local council. For example, some schools may break up for the summer holidays on an earlier or later date.
    HolidayStart DateEnd Date
    February half term holidays 2024 - Edinburgh12/02/2024 16/02/2024
    February half term holidays 2024 - Glasgow 12/02/2024 14/02/2024
    Easter Holidays 2024 29/03/2024 12/04/2024
    May half term holidays 2024 - Edinburgh Day off: May 7Day off: May 20
    May half term holidays 2024 - Glasgow Day off: May 2Day off: May 24
    Summer holidays 2024 - Edinburgh 01/07/2024 13/08/2024
    Summer holidays 2024 - Glasgow 27/06/2024 13/08/2024
    October half term holidays 2024 14/10/2024 18/10/2024
    Christmas holidays 2024/2025 23/12/2024 03/01/2025

    Wales 2024 School Holidays

    Please note that these are purely guidelines and differences will occur depending on your local council. For example, some schools may break up for the summer holidays on an earlier or later date.
    HolidayStart DateEnd Date
    February half term holidays 2024 12/02/202416/02/2024
    Easter holidays 202425/03/202405/04/2024
    May half term holidays 2024 27/05/202431/05/2024
    Summer holidays 202423/07/202430/08/2024
    October half term holidays 202428/10/202401/11/2024
    Christmas holidays 2024/2025 23/12/202403/01/2025

    Planning your next family holiday has never been easier with our helpful guide, and you can use this guide in conjunction with our UK Bank Holidays List to fully plan out the best time to go away for you and your family. Remember to book your airport parking well in advance of the school holidays if you want big savings. Sign up to our newsletter to receive exclusive discounts of up to 30% off!

    29 COMMENTS

    1. can you do a table that shows the overal earliest dates and latest dates for the collective UK?

    2. Hi Louise, thank you for your feedback. I have updated the tables to show the next school holiday for each. I hope this helps in making it easier to find the dates you are looking for.

    3. Date children break up for summer holidays is 1 week earlier on your website than it should be, they do not break up on 15th July 2019 – they break up on 23rd, as they only have 6 weeks off & not 7 as your website makes out they do.

    4. Thank you for highlighting this. Small differences in start and end date per council are possible. As you mention in most regions, the start date is somewhere in week 30 (July 24 to 26 2019) and the last day of the school holiday is 30 August 2019. Not all end dates are known yet. Exception, e.g. Leicester: 15-7 to 27-8-2019.

      We have now updated the table to cover the majority of the school summer holidays.

    5. For those folk who are more interested in when the school holidays are *not*, so they can be safely avoided, a calendar format might be helpful.

    6. A brilliant suggestion Dave, you’ll be happy to know I’ve embedded a calendar on the page which will be kept up-to-date. Thanks a lot!

    7. This is an excellent idea whoever had it. It is brilliant to be able to easily see when the school holidays start and finish for the whole of the UK for those of us wishing to take breaks when children are all at the school! I o trawled through the separate councils last year as you mention different councils start holidays at different times. Thank you so much. 🙂

    8. thank you for let us know, this is very useful for us which is stay outside united kingdom

    9. Very useful. Just noted that the October half-term date in the table for England says 2020 when it’s 2019.

    10. In the England holidays for Christmas it gives the year of the return as 2020 when it will be 2021 of course.

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    12. Hi, this is fantastic thank you.
      Do you have the school holidays for 2021??? We’re booking now for next year

    13. Hi Ben,

      Glad you’ve made use of our school holidays post for 2020. Unfortunately, it’s a little early to include 2021 dates just yet, but watch this space!

    14. Hi Skypark,
      Really like your school holiday calendar. Best online. Really clearly shows holidays for England, Scotland and Wales.
      Well done.
      Can I ask what time of year you post for the following year (i.e. when will 2021 calendar be posted)?
      Thanks.
      Kay

    15. Hi Kay, thanks for sending this suggestion! We will be working on updating this as soon as we can.

    16. Hi Helen, we use the official Northern Ireland school holidays government tool to find these dates and this is what they are listing. We also recommend checking with your children’s school as certain areas may have slightly different dates. Hope this helps!

    17. Can we now have a “UK School Holidays 2021-2022” calendar, please. It would just be an update to the existing one. This is so valuable for those of us wishing to holiday away from children.

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