School term and holiday dates

A guide to school term dates and information on bank and public holidays.

School term dates 2025 to 2026

These are the 2025 to 2026 school term and holiday dates for schools in Lambeth.

Term one

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Start dateMonday 1 September 2025
Finish dateFriday 24 October 2025
HolidayMonday 27 October 2025 to Friday 31 October 2025

Total number of school days for the term = 40

Term two

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Start dateMonday 3 November 2025
Finish dateFriday 19 December 2025
Christmas holidayMonday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026

Total number of school days for the term = 35 

Term three

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Start dateMonday 5 January 2026
Finish dateFriday 13 February 2026 
HolidayMonday 16 February 2026 to Friday 20 February 2026

Total number of school days for the term = 30

Term four

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Start dateMonday 23 February 2026
Finish dateFriday 27 March 2026
Easter holidayMonday 30 March 2026 to Friday 10 April 2026

Total number of school days for the term = 25

Term five

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Start dateMonday 13 April 2026
Finish dateFriday 22 May 2026
HolidayMonday 25 May 2026 to Friday 29 May 2026

Total number of school days for the term = 29

Term six

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Start dateMonday 1 June 2026
Finish dateMonday 20 July 2026

Total number of school days for the term = 36

Total number of school days for the year = 195

Public holidays

Christmas DayThursday 25 December 2025
Boxing DayFriday 26 December 2025
New Year's DayThursday 1 January 2026
Good FridayFriday 3 April 2026
Easter MondayMonday 6 April 2026
May Day Bank HolidayMonday 4 May 2026
Spring Bank HolidayMonday 25 May 2026
Summer Bank HolidayMonday 31 August 2026