Solihull's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026 and schools break up on Friday 18 December. Every holiday for 2026/27, plus five schools' INSET days.
Solihull’s October half term is Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026, and the autumn term ends on Friday 18 December. Children go back on Monday 4 January 2027. Those are Solihull Council’s dates for the schools it maintains, and the big academies we checked follow them. What differs from school to school is the INSET days, which each school sets itself, and the independent Solihull School, which runs a two-week October half term.
The quick answer
- October half term: Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026.
- Christmas holidays: Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027. Last day of term is Friday 18 December.
- Spring half term: 15 to 19 February 2027. Easter: 26 March to 9 April 2027. Summer term ends Wednesday 21 July 2027.
- INSET days are set by each school. Check the table below, or your school’s own website.
Solihull term dates 2026/27
| Term | Starts | Half term | Ends | Holiday after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn 2026 | Tuesday 1 September | Monday 26 to Friday 30 October | Friday 18 December | Monday 21 December to Friday 1 January |
| Spring 2027 | Monday 4 January | Monday 15 to Friday 19 February | Thursday 25 March | Friday 26 March to Friday 9 April |
| Summer 2027 | Monday 12 April | Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June | Wednesday 21 July | Summer holiday |
The May Day bank holiday is Monday 3 May 2027. Source: Solihull Council, school term dates. The council says voluntary aided schools, academies and free schools can set different dates, and that each school decides when to take its five staff training days.
Spring term ends on a Thursday, 25 March, because Good Friday is 26 March.
School by school: INSET days and differences
We checked the published calendars of five of the borough’s larger secondary schools on 25 September 2026. The four state schools follow the council’s holidays exactly. Their INSET days, when pupils stay at home, are different.
| School | Holidays | INSET and training days 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor Grange Academy Solihull | Council dates | 1 Sep, 2 Oct, 22 Oct, 23 Oct, 2 Nov, 4 Jan, 29 Jan, 25 Jun |
| Arden Academy, Knowle | Council dates | 1 Sep, 2 Sep, 23 Oct, 4 Jan, 19 Jul, 20 Jul, 21 Jul |
| Alderbrook School | Council dates | 1 Sep, 2 Sep, 23 Oct, 4 Jan, 25 Mar, 25 Jun |
| St Peter's Catholic School | Council half terms; autumn term ends 12 noon, Friday 18 December | 1 Sep, 2 Sep, 2 Nov, 27 Nov, 4 Jan, 12 Feb |
| Solihull School (independent) | Own dates: two-week October half term, breaks up Wednesday 16 December | 1 Sep, 2 Sep, 4 Jan, 12 Apr |
Four things parents in these schools should know:
- Tudor Grange Academy Solihull takes the two days before half term as INSET, Thursday 22 and Friday 23 October, and the Monday after it, 2 November. Its pupils are off from Thursday 22 October and back on Tuesday 3 November, twelve days in all. It lists eight training days in all.
- Arden Academy, Alderbrook and Tudor Grange all close on Friday 23 October, so across Solihull and Knowle many secondary pupils finish for half term a day early.
- St Peter’s brings pupils back in stages: Years 7, 11 and 12 on Thursday 3 September and the whole school on Friday 4 September. It also closes on Monday 2 November and Friday 27 November.
- Solihull School runs its own calendar: half term is Monday 19 to Friday 30 October, two full weeks, and the Christmas term ends at 12 noon on Wednesday 16 December. The Easter term runs from Tuesday 5 January to 12 noon on Friday 19 March.
Arden Academy also lists nine “condensed school days” on Thursdays through the year, starting 24 September. Its site does not say on the term page what a condensed day involves, so check with the school.
Primary schools
Community primary schools follow the council’s holiday dates above, but each still chooses its own five INSET days. Many primaries in the borough are academies or church schools with the right to set their own calendar, so confirm with your child’s school before booking time off. The council’s Stay Connected email alerts include a Term Dates option.
Already published: 2027/28
Solihull has also published next year’s dates. Autumn term 2027 starts Thursday 2 September 2027, October half term is 25 to 29 October 2027, and the Christmas holiday runs from Monday 20 December 2027 to Monday 3 January 2028. The summer term ends on Friday 21 July 2028.
Plan the holidays
What is actually on in the borough that week is on our Solihull October half term page. For Christmas, see our Peter Pan pantomime at The Core and Solihull Christmas bin collections pages. Driving to school during roadworks? Our Solihull roadworks page lists the closures.
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