About Us
A free, independent reference site for UK school holiday dates, built by a parent, for parents.
What is SchoolHolidays.org.uk?
SchoolHolidays.org.uk is a free, independent website that publishes school term dates and holiday information for every local authority (LEA) across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We cover over 130 local authorities, giving parents, carers, and families a single place to find accurate, up-to-date term dates without having to hunt through individual council websites.
The site also covers bank holidays, half terms, and INSET days, and provides practical guides to help families plan around the school calendar, including adding dates to Google Calendar and making the most of term-time price differences.
How we source our dates
Every date on this site is sourced directly from the relevant local authority's published term dates, typically from their official council website or school admissions pages. We check and update dates each academic year as councils publish their confirmed calendars.
Dates are taken directly from each local authority's published term date documents.
Dates confirmed by the council are marked Verified. Future years not yet published are marked Estimated.
Parents and school staff can submit corrections for academy schools that set their own term dates.
Important: Academy schools and free schools are permitted to set their own term dates independently of the local authority. If your child attends an academy, always verify dates with the school directly before making any bookings.
Who runs the site?
SchoolHolidays.org.uk is operated as a sole trader business based in the United Kingdom. The site was built out of personal frustration with how difficult it is to find reliable, consolidated school holiday information, particularly for families who need to coordinate across different local authorities or who want to plan travel around the school calendar.
The site is free to use and always will be. It is supported by affiliate partnerships with hotel booking services (Premier Inn, Travelodge, and Booking.com), which means we may earn a small commission if you book a hotel through one of our links. This never affects the dates or information we publish.
What we cover
Contact us
We welcome corrections, suggestions, and feedback. If you have spotted an error in a date, know of a school with different term dates from its local authority, or have a question about the site, please get in touch.
For date corrections, it helps to include the local authority name, the holiday period, and the correct dates as published by the council or school. A link to the source document is always appreciated.
SchoolHolidays.org.uk will always be free to use. We do not sell your data, we do not require registration, and we do not use advertising cookies. Our only commercial activity is the hotel affiliate links on the Hotel Deals pages, which are clearly labelled. The dates, guides, and tools on this site will remain free and independent.