InsightsTerm dates
Term dates
Reference is a typical London pattern for 2026-27, not a specific LA. Real LA dates differ by ±3 days.
How closely each independent's 2026-27 calendar tracks the typical London state-school year. Half-term clashes are weighted harder than start/end drifts — they're the days that wreck childcare for working parents juggling state and independent siblings.
Typical London state-school calendar · 2026-27
Reference pattern across the 33 London Authorities. Real LAs vary by ±3 days; we'll switch to per-LA references once we've ingested them.
Autumn
3 Sept 2026 → 18 Dec 2026
Half-term 26 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026
Spring
5 Jan 2027 → 1 Apr 2027
Half-term 15 Feb 2027 → 19 Feb 2027
Summer
19 Apr 2027 → 23 Jul 2027
Half-term 31 May 2027 → 4 Jun 2027
Sort by
283 schools matching filters
- Kew Green Preparatory SchoolRichmond upon ThamesCo EdPrep100align scoreHalf-terms aligned±0d term drift4 INSET
- Kew House SchoolHounslowCo EdSenior100align scoreHalf-terms aligned±0d term drift3 INSET
- Maida Vale SchoolWestminsterCo EdSenior100align scoreHalf-terms aligned±0d term drift3 INSET
- Sylvia Young Theatre SchoolWestminsterCo EdSenior100align scoreHalf-terms aligned±0d term drift
- Anglo-Portuguese School of LondonWandsworthCo EdAll Through100align scoreHalf-terms aligned±0d term drift
- Ravenscourt Park Preparatory SchoolHammersmith and FulhamCo EdPre Prep94align scoreHalf-terms aligned±0d term drift±4d half-term drift
- Ealing Independent CollegeEalingCo EdSenior93align scoreHalf-terms aligned±10d term drift
- Bassett House SchoolRichmond upon ThamesCo EdPrep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Garden House SchoolKensington and ChelseaCo EdPrep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Glendower Preparatory SchoolKensington and ChelseaGirlsPrep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Ibstock Place SchoolWandsworthCo EdAll Through90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Kensington WadeHammersmith and FulhamCo EdPrep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- The Lyceum SchoolHackneyCo EdPrep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- The Merlin SchoolWandsworthCo EdPre Prep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Twickenham Preparatory SchoolRichmond upon ThamesCo EdPrep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Abingdon House SchoolKensington and ChelseaCo EdAll Through90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Bancroft's SchoolRedbridgeBoysAll Through90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Bancroft's Preparatory SchoolRedbridgeCo EdPrep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Elmhurst SchoolCroydonCo EdPrep90align score1 half-term clash±0d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Pathways SchoolHarrowCo EdSenior90align scoreHalf-terms aligned±15d term drift
- OMG EducationTower HamletsCo EdSenior88align scoreHalf-terms aligned±17d term drift
- Educare Small SchoolKingston upon ThamesCo EdNursery88align scoreHalf-terms aligned±17d term drift
- St. Aubyn's SchoolRedbridgeCo EdPrep87align score1 half-term clash±3d term drift±7d half-term drift
- Chelsea Hall SchoolWandsworthCo EdPre Prep87align scoreHalf-terms aligned±19d term drift
- Maypole School (Leigham Court)LambethCo EdAll Through87align scoreHalf-terms aligned±19d term drift
- Leaways SchoolHackneyCo EdAll Through87align scoreHalf-terms aligned±18d term drift
- Insights Independent SchoolEalingCo EdAll Through87align scoreHalf-terms aligned±19d term drift
- Hampton SchoolRichmond upon ThamesBoysSenior86align scoreHalf-terms aligned±20d term drift3 INSET
- The Tutorial FoundationBromleyCo EdSenior86align scoreHalf-terms aligned±20d term drift
- Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain (London Welsh School)EalingCo EdAll Through85align scoreHalf-terms aligned±22d term drift
About the reference calendar
- The reference calendar is a typical London state-school pattern for 2026/27. Real London Authorities cluster within ±3 days of these dates but each LA publishes its own.
- Score: 100 − (start/end drift days × 0.7) − (half-term drift days × 1.5), clamped to 0–100. So a school whose terms start and end on different days but whose half-term lines up perfectly will still score well; a school whose half-term is a week off takes a bigger hit.
- Half-term “clash” means the school's half-term starts seven or more days from the reference. A 1-week gap often means cousins / state-school siblings have a different week off, killing holiday plans.
- We're working on a per-LA reference dataset so this can compare against your specific borough's state-school calendar rather than the typical pattern.