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Cardiff Council School Holidays, Half Term & Term Dates 2025 - 2026

Planning a family getaway or just trying to avoid last-minute surprises? Stay on top of school term dates and holidays in Cardiff Council for the years 2025 and 2026. This page has all the key dates you need to plan ahead with confidence.

Many academies and free schools have the flexibility to set their own term dates, so we recommend confirming the exact schedule with your child's school. To make things easy, we've included a link to your school's website further down this page.

What's the next school holiday in Cardiff Council?

21 Dec - 2 Jan

Christmas

Starts in 26 days

Cardiff Council School Holiday Dates Table 2025 - 2026

The next school holiday in Cardiff Council is the Christmas holiday, running from 21 December to 2 January. After that, the Spring Half Term holiday will take place from 16 February to 20 February.

TermHoliday Dates
Spring Half Term24 Feb 2025 - 28 Feb 2025
Easter14 Apr 2025 - 25 Apr 2025
Summer Half Term26 May 2025 - 30 May 2025
Summer22 Jul 2025 - 1 Sep 2025
Summer23 Jul 2025 - 1 Sep 2025
Autumn Half Term27 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025
Christmas21 Dec 2025 - 2 Jan 2026
Spring Half Term16 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026
Easter30 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026
Summer Half Term25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026
Autumn Half Term26 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
Christmas21 Dec 2026 - 5 Jan 2027

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Cardiff Council School Term & Half Term Dates Table 2025 - 2026

The current school term in Cardiff Council is the Autumn term, running from 1 Sep 2025 to 19 Dec 2025.

TermTerm DatesHalf Term Dates
Spring6 Jan 2025 - 11 Apr 202524 Feb 2025 - 28 Feb 2025
Summer28 Apr 2025 - 21 Jul 202526 May 2025 - 30 May 2025
Autumn1 Sep 2025 - 19 Dec 202527 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025
Spring5 Jan 2026 - 27 Mar 202616 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026
Summer13 Apr 2026 - 20 Jul 202625 May 2026 - 29 May 2026
Autumn1 Sep 2026 - 18 Dec 202626 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026

List of Schools in Cardiff Council and Their Holiday Pages

Are you looking to find specific school holiday information for your school? Below is a list of schools in Cardiff Council with direct links to their websites or dedicated holiday pages.

School NameSchool Website
Mount Stuart Primary Schoolhttps://www.mountstuartprimary.co.uk/term-dates/
St Mary the Virgin CW Primary Schoolhttps://www.stmarythevirginprm.co.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates&pid=113
Creigiau Primary Schoolhttps://www.creigiauprm.cardiff.sch.uk/term-and-holiday-dates-gwybodaeth-am-wyliau-a-thym/
Whitchurch High Schoolhttps://www.whitchurchhs.wales/Calendar/
Cathays High Schoolhttps://www.cathayshigh.co.uk/parent-pupil-information/school-term-dates/
Fitzalan High Schoolhttp://www.fitzalan.cardiff.sch.uk/258/term-dates
St Teilo's Church in Wales High Schoolhttps://stteilos.com/events/filter/year-13/term-dates
Mary Immaculate High Schoolhttps://www.maryimmaculate.org.uk/term-dates
Corpus Christi Catholic High Schoolhttps://www.corpuschristihs.co.uk/531/term-dates
Eastern Highhttps://www.easternhigh.org.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates%3A+2025+%2F+26&pid=51
St Illtyd's Catholic High Schoolhttps://www.stilltyds.org.uk/term-dates/
Greenhill Schoolhttps://www.greenhillschool.cymru/30/school-term-dates-2025-2026
Howell's School Llandaffhttps://www.howells-school-llandaff.gdst.net/school-life/term-dates/
St John's Collegehttps://www.stjohnscollegecardiff.com/about-us/term-dates
Cardiff Steiner Schoolhttps://www.cardiffsteiner.org.uk/community/term-dates/
The Cathedral School Llandaffhttps://www.cathedral-school.co.uk/term-dates.html
Cardiff Muslim Primary Schoolhttps://ilmschools.org/Calendar/
Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Cochhttps://www.ysgolpwllcoch.co.uk/page/?title=Dyddiadau+Tymor+Ysgol&pid=22&lang=en-gb
Ysgol Gymraeg Y Wernhttps://www.ysgolywern.co.uk/en/tymor-ysgol-2022-23/
Ysgol Mynydd Bychanhttps://www.ysgolmynyddbychan.cymru/en/amdanom-ni/calendr/
Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary Schoolhttps://www.tonyrywen.co.uk/calendar/?calid=1&pid=10&viewid=1
Moorland Primary Schoolhttps://www.moorlandprimaryschool.co.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates&pid=87
Kitchener Primary Schoolhttps://www.kitchenerprimaryschool.com/school-term-dates/
Lansdowne Primary Schoolhttps://www.lansdowneprimary.co.uk/term-dates/
Radnor Primary Schoolhttps://www.radnorprimaryschool.co.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates&pid=23
St Joseph's RC Primary Schoolhttps://www.stjosephsprm.cardiff.sch.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates+%2F+INSET+Days&pid=50
St Bernadette's RC Primary Schoolhttps://www.stbernadettesprm.cardiff.sch.uk/useful-information/
St David's CIW Primary Schoolhttps://www.stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates&pid=16
St Fagans CIW Primary Schoolhttps://www.stfaganscwprimary.com/term-dates/
Ysgol Glan Morfahttps://www.ysgolglanmorfa.co.uk/page/?title=Dyddiadau%27r+Tymor&pid=21&lang=en-gb
Ysgol Hamadryadhttps://www.ysgolhamadryad.cymru/attachments/download.asp?file=69&type=pdf
St Mellons Church in Wales Primary Schoolhttps://stmellonsprm.cardiff.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates/
Cathays High Schoolhttps://www.cathayshigh.co.uk/parent-pupil-information/school-term-dates/
St Monica's Church in Wales Primary Schoolhttps://www.stmonicasschool.co.uk/_site/data/files/documents/3A1D3724CD8C2EDAF71D1738124A9280.pdf
Gladstone Primary Schoolhttps://www.gladstoneprimary.org.uk/term-dates-and-calendar/
St Fagans Church in Wales Primary Schoolhttps://www.stfaganscwprimary.com/term-dates/
Llanishen Fach Primary Schoolhttps://www.llanishenfach.co.uk/news/detail/calendar-dates/
Coed Glas Primary Schoolhttps://www.coedglasprimary.co.uk/special/calendar/
Tongwynlais Primary Schoolhttps://www.tongwynlaisprimary.com/
Ely Collegehttps://www.elycollege.com/page/?title=Term+Dates+%2F+Key+Dates&pid=26
King's Elyhttps://www.kingsely.org/term-dates
St Mary's Church of England Junior Schoolhttps://elystmarys.demat.org.uk/school-performance-and-siams/calendar-and-term-dates
Ely St John's Community Primary Schoolhttps://www.elystjohns.cambs.sch.uk/term_dates
Ely St Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolhttps://elystmarys.demat.org.uk/school-performance-and-siams/calendar-and-term-dates
The Lantern Community Primary Schoolhttps://www.lanternprimary.org/term-dates/
Spring Meadow Infant and Nursery Schoolhttps://www.springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk/web/term_dates/597349
Albany Primary Schoolhttps://www.albanyprm.co.uk/Calendar/
Roath Park Primary Schoolhttps://www.roathparkprimaryschool.co.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates&pid=18
St Peter's RC Primary Schoolhttps://www.stpetersrc.co.uk/page/?title=Holiday+Dates&pid=19
Moorland Primary Schoolhttps://www.moorlandprimaryschool.co.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates&pid=87
St Teilo's CW High Schoolhttps://stteilos.com/events/filter/all-years/term-dates
Cantonian High Schoolhttps://cantonian.org/term-dates/
Ysgol Gymraeg Tregannahttps://ysgoltreganna.cymru/calendar/
Severn Primary Schoolhttps://www.severnprimaryschool.co.uk/term-dates/
Eastern Highhttps://www.easternhigh.org.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates%3A+2025+%2F+26&pid=51
Rumney Primary Schoolhttps://rumneyprm.net/term-dates-inset-days/
St Illtyd's Catholic High Schoolhttps://www.stilltyds.org.uk/term-dates/
St John Lloyd Catholic Primary Schoolhttps://www.stjohnlloydrcprimaryschool.co.uk/term-dates-1
Thornhill Community Academyhttps://www.thornhillcommunityacademy.co.uk/termdates
St Michael and All Angels CofE (VA) Junior and Infant Schoolhttps://www.st-michaelangels.lancs.sch.uk/page/term-dates/138785
Thornhill Primary Schoolhttps://www.thornhill-primary.co.uk/page/?title=Term+Dates&pid=81
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thornhillhttps://www.thornhillprimary.org.uk/Parents/Term-Dates/
St Alban's RC Primary Schoolhttps://stalbanswarrington.co.uk/warrington/primary/st-albans/site/pages/parentinformation/termdates
Willows High Schoolhttps://willowshighschool.wales/upcoming-events/
Grange Park Primary Schoolhttps://www.grangeparkprimary.org/parents/term-dates
Adamsdown Primary Schoolhttps://www.adamsdownprimarycardiff.co.uk/holidays
St Alban's RC Primary Schoolhttps://www.adamsdownprimarycardiff.co.uk/holidays
The Hollies Schoolhttps://www.theholliesschool.com/opening-times-term-dates
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary Schoolhttps://www.stbernadettesprm.cardiff.sch.uk/useful-information/
Pentwyn Primary Schoolhttps://www.pentwynmawrprimary.co.uk/term-dates/
The Court Schoolhttps://www.pentwynmawrprimary.co.uk/term-dates/
Rhiwbeina Primary Schoolhttps://www.rhiwbeinaprm.co.uk/
The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High Schoolhttps://www.bishopofllandaff.org/1703/term-dates-2025-26
Howell's School Llandaffhttps://www.howells-school-llandaff.gdst.net/school-life/term-dates/
Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary Schoolhttps://www.lccw.org.uk/

What’s the Difference Between a Term, a Half Term, and a Holiday?

  • Term: A block of time when schools are open, usually split into three per year – Autumn, Spring, and Summer.
  • Half Term: A short break in the middle of each term, typically lasting one week.
  • School Holidays: The longer breaks between terms, such as Christmas, Easter, and Summer.

Each term consists of one half-term, and each term concludes with a holiday. This structure is consistent across most schools in the UK.

How Are School Term Dates Decided in Cardiff Council?

School term dates in Cardiff Council are set by the Cardiff Council, which publishes an official calendar for community and voluntary-controlled schools.

However, not all schools follow these exact dates. Academies, free schools, and independent schools have the freedom to set their own term dates, especially when it comes to inset days (staff training days) and minor adjustments.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

School holidays in Cardiff Council typically follow this annual pattern:

  • October half-term: One week in October (27 October 2025 - 31 October 2025, 26 October 2026 - 30 October 2026)
  • Christmas holidays: Two weeks in December (21 December 2025 - 2 January 2026, 21 December 2026 - 5 January 2027)
  • February half-term: One week in February (24 February 2025 - 28 February 2025, 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026)
  • Easter holidays: Two weeks around March/April (14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025, 30 March 2026 - 10 April 2026)
  • May half-term: One week in late May (26 May 2025 - 30 May 2025, 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026)

  • Summer holidays: Usually six weeks, beginning in late July (22 July 2025 - 1 September 2025, 23 July 2025 - 1 September 2025)

    Dates can vary between schools, especially for academies and free schools, so it's always best to check directly with your school for the most accurate information.

Not always. While Cardiff Council sets standard term dates for most schools, academies and free schools may differ. So it's a good idea to double-check with your school to be sure.
No - inset days are teacher training days when staff are in school but pupils get the day off. While children don't attend, these days aren't officially considered part of the school holidays, and they can vary from school to school.