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On this page you can find the dates for the Christmas school holidays 2019/2020 and later, in the various councils in England. If you are looking for a complete overview of the school holiday dates 2019, please take a look at the following page: School holidays England.
Please note: these are guidelines, exceptions possible. Always check with your child’s school.
Most schools are closed for two weeks during the Christmas holidays. In some cases schools close a few days earlier.
Christmas Holidays by council
Below is an overview with all the councils and the dates of the respective Christmas holidays.
Enter (part of) your council below to find it quickly.
| Council | Region | Start date | End date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Barnet | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Barnsley | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Bedford | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Bexley | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Bolton | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Bournemouth | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Bracknell Forest | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Brent | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Brighton and Hove | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Bristol | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Bromley | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Buckinghamshire | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Calderdale | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Cambridgeshire | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Central Bedfordshire | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Cheshire East | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Cornwall | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Coventry | West Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Croydon | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Cumbria | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Darlington | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Derby | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Derbyshire | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Devon | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Dorset | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Dudley | West Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Durham | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Ealing | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| East Sussex | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Enfield | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Essex | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Gloucestershire | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Greenwich | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Halton | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Hampshire | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Haringey | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Harrow | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Hartlepool | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Havering | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Herefordshire | West Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Hertfordshire | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Hillingdon | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Hull | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Islington | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Kent | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Kingston upon Thames | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Knowsley | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Lambeth | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Lancashire | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Leicester | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Leicestershire | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Lewisham | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Lincolnshire | East Midlands | 18-12-2020(Week: 51) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 51 - 53 |
| Liverpool | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Medway | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Merton | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Middlesbrough | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Milton Keynes | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Norfolk | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 05-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 18-12-2020(Week: 51) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 51 - 01 |
| North Somerset | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| North Tyneside | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Northumberland | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Nottingham | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Oldham | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Oxfordshire | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Peterborough | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Plymouth | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Poole | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Portsmouth | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Reading | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Richmond upon Thames | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Rutland | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Sandwell | West Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Sefton | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Shropshire | West Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Solihull | West Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Somerset | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| South Gloucestershire | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Southampton | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Southend-on-Sea | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Staffordshire | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | East Midlands | 22-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Suffolk | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Sunderland | North East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Surrey | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Sutton | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Swindon | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Tameside | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Telford and Wrekin | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Thurrock | East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Torbay | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Trafford | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Walsall | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Waltham Forest | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Wandsworth | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Warwickshire | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| West Berkshire | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 04-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| West Sussex | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Westminster | London | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Wigan | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 05-01-2021(Week: 01) | 52 - 01 |
| Wiltshire | South West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Wirral | North West | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Wolverhampton | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| Worcestershire | East Midlands | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |
| York | Yorkshire and the Humber | 21-12-2020(Week: 52) | 01-01-2021(Week: 53) | 52 - 53 |