2026/27
Barnet school term dates
Every term date, half term and school holiday for Barnet, 2026/27 — taken from Barnet's published calendar.
From Barnet's published calendar, last verified 7 July 2026 · the source document · How we source and verify these dates
Next school holiday in Barnet: Autumn half term, 26–30 October 2026. All term dates, half terms and holidays for 2026/27 are below.
School term dates and holidays 2026/27
| Term or holiday | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn term | 1 September 2026 | 18 December 2026 |
| Autumn half term | 26 October 2026 | 30 October 2026 |
| Christmas holiday | 21 December 2026 | 1 January 2027 |
| Spring term | 5 January 2027 | 25 March 2027 |
| Spring half term | 15 February 2027 | 19 February 2027 |
| Easter holiday | 26 March 2027 | 9 April 2027 |
| Summer term | 12 April 2027 | 22 July 2027 |
| Summer half term | 31 May 2027 | 4 June 2027 |
| Summer holiday | 23 July 2027 | 31 August 2027 |
- Autumn term: first day back for pupils 1 September 2026, last day for pupils 18 December 2026.
- Spring term: first day back for pupils 5 January 2027, last day for pupils 25 March 2027.
- Summer term: first day back for pupils 12 April 2027, last day for pupils 22 July 2027.
Some schools use the day before as a staff training day, so check your child's school if you need the exact return date.
Splitting half term between two homes? Settling who has the children for each break early means both homes plan around the same dates. Our guide to splitting the school holidays walks through the fair, common ways to share them, the free two-home holiday planner works out the dates for you, and ParentGlow keeps what you agree in one calendar you both see, free during early access.
Join early accessPlanning handovers around these dates.
Term dates set the rhythm of co-parenting: half terms, bank-holiday weekends and the long summer stretch are when handover plans need agreeing early. A little structure — who collects, who returns, which weeks are whose — takes the friction out of every break. Our guide to splitting school holidays covers the common patterns (week-about, split-the-break, alternate years) and how to record what you agree, and the free holiday plan template gives you somewhere to write it down.
Writing the whole arrangement down? A parenting plan keeps holidays, handovers, school and costs in one agreed place. Start with our free UK parenting plan template. Already made one? See the next practical steps for putting it alongside school dates and handovers.
Check with your child's school too.
These dates are set by Barnet for community and voluntary-controlled schools. Academies and free schools can set their own term dates, and INSET days are chosen by each school — they never appear in council calendars. Always check your child's school calendar too.
Common questions.
- When is half term in Barnet?
- The next break is Autumn half term, 26–30 October 2026. All half terms for 2026/27 are in the tables above.
- What are INSET days?
- INSET days are staff-training days when schools close to pupils. Each school chooses its own — they're not set by Barnet and don't appear in council calendars, so check your school's own calendar.
- Do academies follow these dates?
- Not necessarily. Academies and free schools set their own term dates, though most stay close to Barnet's calendar. If your child's school is an academy, check its website.
- Why is your first day back sometimes later than the council's?
- Because we list the first day pupils go back. Some councils count a staff training day as the first day of term, which makes their published start a day earlier than ours. Children are not in school on those days.
More council term dates.
See every council we cover in England, or all UK council term dates. Some neighbouring councils break on different weeks: see which councils' holidays are out of step.