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West Sussex School Holidays

Term dates and school holiday dates for West Sussex for 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28. Add to your calendar or sign up for email alerts when dates are confirmed.

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West Sussex School Holidays 2025/26

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Holiday	Starts	Ends	Duration
Autumn Half Term	27th October 2025Monday 27th October 2025	31st October 2025Friday 31st October 2025	5 days
Christmas	22nd December 2025Monday 22nd December 2025	2nd January 2026Friday 2nd January 2026	1w 5d
Spring Half Term	17th February 2026Tuesday 17th February 2026	21st February 2026Saturday 21st February 2026	5 days
Easter	30th March 2026Monday 30th March 2026	10th April 2026Friday 10th April 2026	1w 5d
Early May Bank HolidayBank Holiday	4th May 2026Monday 4th May 2026	4th May 2026Monday 4th May 2026	1 day
Summer Half Term	26th May 2026Tuesday 26th May 2026	29th May 2026Friday 29th May 2026	4 days
Summer	23rd July 2026Thursday 23rd July 2026	31st August 2026Monday 31st August 2026	5w 5d

Dates shown are the start of the official holiday period. Schools typically break up on the Friday before.

West Sussex School Holidays 2026/27

Estimated

2026/27 dates are estimated based on typical patterns. Verify with your local council before booking.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Duration
Autumn Half Term	26th October 2026Monday 26th October 2026	30th October 2026Friday 30th October 2026	5 days
Christmas	21st December 2026Monday 21st December 2026	1st January 2027Friday 1st January 2027	1w 5d
Spring Half Term	15th February 2027Monday 15th February 2027	19th February 2027Friday 19th February 2027	5 days
Easter	30th March 2027Tuesday 30th March 2027	9th April 2027Friday 9th April 2027	1w 4d
Early May Bank HolidayBank Holiday	3rd May 2027Monday 3rd May 2027	3rd May 2027Monday 3rd May 2027	1 day
Summer Half Term	31st May 2027Monday 31st May 2027	4th June 2027Friday 4th June 2027	5 days
Summer	22nd July 2027Thursday 22nd July 2027	31st August 2027Tuesday 31st August 2027	5w 6d

Dates shown are the start of the official holiday period. Schools typically break up on the Friday before.

West Sussex School Holidays 2027/28

Estimated

2027/28 dates are estimated based on typical patterns. Verify with your local council before booking.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Duration
Autumn Half Term	25th October 2027Monday 25th October 2027	29th October 2027Friday 29th October 2027	5 days
Christmas	20th December 2027Monday 20th December 2027	2nd January 2028Sunday 2nd January 2028	2 weeks
Spring Half Term	12th February 2028Saturday 12th February 2028	16th February 2028Wednesday 16th February 2028	5 days
Easter	1st April 2028Saturday 1st April 2028	14th April 2028Friday 14th April 2028	2 weeks
Early May Bank HolidayBank Holiday	1st May 2028Monday 1st May 2028	1st May 2028Monday 1st May 2028	1 day
Summer Half Term	27th May 2028Saturday 27th May 2028	31st May 2028Wednesday 31st May 2028	5 days
Summer	22nd July 2028Saturday 22nd July 2028	31st August 2028Thursday 31st August 2028	5w 6d

Dates shown are the start of the official holiday period. Schools typically break up on the Friday before.

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Dates for academies and free schools may differ from the council dates shown above. If you know the correct dates, help other parents by submitting a correction.

Schools in West Sussex

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School	Phase	Type
Steyning Grammar School Steyning	Secondary	Academy
Hazelwick School Crawley	Secondary	Academy
Weald School, The Billingshurst	Secondary	LEA
Shoreham Academy Shoreham-by-Sea	Secondary	Academy
The Regis School West Sussex	Secondary	Academy
Durrington High School Worthing	Secondary	Academy
Sackville School East Grinstead	Secondary	LEA
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester Chichester	Secondary	Academy
Imberhorne School East Grinstead	Secondary	LEA
Felpham Community College Bognor Regis	Secondary	LEA
Warden Park Secondary Academy Haywards Heath	Secondary	Academy
Tanbridge House School Horsham	Secondary	LEA
Oriel High School Crawley	Secondary	LEA
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy Sompting	Secondary	Academy
The Littlehampton Academy Littlehampton	Secondary	Academy
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Crawley	Secondary	LEA
The Angmering School Littlehampton	Secondary	LEA
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Worthing	Secondary	LEA
Hurstpierpoint College Hassocks	Not applicable	LEA
Oathall Community College Haywards Heath	Secondary	LEA
St Philip Howard Catholic School Bognor Regis	Secondary	Academy
Thomas Bennett Community College Crawley	Secondary	Academy
Chichester High School Chichester	Secondary	Academy
Downlands Community School Hassocks	Secondary	LEA
St Paul's Catholic College Burgess Hill	Secondary	Academy
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley Crawley	Secondary	LEA
Midhurst Rother College Midhurst	Secondary	Academy
Bohunt Horsham Horsham	All-through	Academy
Chichester Free School Chichester	All-through	Academy
St Oscar Romero Catholic School Worthing	Secondary	LEA

Showing top 30 schools by pupil numbers. Academy schools may have different term dates, so always check with the school directly.

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