In this publication, All-Holidays.Info will tell you about school holidays in the UK 2023-2024. For convenience, we have grouped them by region, separately for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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School holidays in the UK 2023-2024 – what you need to know?
The UK educational system is designed in such a way that there is no single schedule for the school year. Even at the regional level, the schedule of vacation and study periods may differ. To find out what the school holidays in the UK 2023-2024 will be like at your school, you need to know which city, borough (district) or administrative territory it belongs to.
Borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term “borough” denotes a self-governing walled city, although in practice the official usage of the term varies widely.
Source: Wikipedia.
Below we have collected links to pages by clicking on which you can find out the vacation schedule in UK schools. For convenience, we have broken them down by region. Separate sections include school holidays 2023-2024 in the United Kingdom for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
IMPORTANT! If you clicked on the link, but there is no information for 2023-2024, try visiting the page in a few days. Perhaps the school holiday schedule is not approved or not published on the official website.
General schedule for the 2023-2024 school year
Below is the general school year schedule for schoolchildren in the United Kingdom. It is recommended for all cities, boroughs and municipalities. But local administrations and state bodies can change it.
England and Wales
Autumn semester 2023
- Semester start: Monday, September 4, 2023.
- Mid-semester break: Monday, October 23rd to Friday, October 27th, 2023.
- Deadline: Thursday, December 21, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from Friday 22 December 2023 to Friday 5 January 2024.
Spring semester 2024
- Semester start: Monday, January 8, 2024.
- Mid-semester break: Monday, February 12 to Friday, February 16, 2024.
- End of semester: Thursday, March 28, 2024.
- Easter holiday: from Friday, March 29 to Friday, April 12, 2024.
Summer semester 2024
- Semester start: Monday, April 15, 2024.
- May holiday: Monday, May 6, 2024.
- Mid-semester break: Monday, May 27 to Friday, May 31, 2024.
- End of semester: Monday, July 29, 2024.
Scotland
Autumn semester 2023
- Semester start: Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
- Mid-semester break: Monday 9 October to Monday 16 October 2023.
- End of semester: Thursday, December 23, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from Friday, December 24, 2023 to Friday, January 5, 2024.
Spring semester 2024
- Semester start: Monday, January 8, 2024.
- Mid-semester break: Monday, February 12, 2024 to Friday, February 16, 2024.
- End of semester: Thursday, March 28, 2024.
- Easter holidays: from Friday 29 March 2024 to Friday 12 April 2024.
Summer semester 2024
- Semester start: Monday, April 15, 2024.
- May holiday: Monday, May 6, 2024.
- End of semester: Friday, June 28, 2024.
Northern Ireland
Autumn semester 2023
- Beginning of the semester: Friday, September 1, 2023.
- End of semester: Thursday, December 21, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from Friday, December 22, 2023 to Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
Spring semester 2024
- Deadline start: Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
- Mid-semester break: Thursday, February 15, 2024 to Friday, February 16, 2024.
- End of semester: Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
- Easter holidays: from Thursday 28 March 2024 to Thursday 4 April 2024.
Summer semester 2024
- Beginning of the semester: Friday, April 5, 2024.
- May holiday: Monday, May 6, 2024.
- End of semester: Friday, June 28, 2024.
School holidays in major cities and boroughs of the United Kingdom 2023-2024
Below are the school holidays in the United Kingdom 2023-2024 for major UK subdivisions.
London
- First day of school: September 4, 2023.
- Autumn holidays: from October 16, 2023 to October 27, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from December 18, 2023 to January 8, 2024.
- Spring break in the middle of the quarter: from February 12, 2024 to February 16, 2024.
- Spring Break: March 25, 2024 to April 12, 2024.
- Summer break in the middle of the quarter: from May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from July 5, 2024.
Barking and Dagenham
- First day of school: September 4, 2023.
- Autumn holidays: from October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from December 22, 2023 to January 3, 2024.
- Spring break in the middle of the quarter: from February 19, 2024 to February 23, 2024.
- Spring Break: March 29, 2024 to April 12, 2024.
- Summer break in the middle of the quarter: from May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from July 25, 2024.
Bristol
- First day of school: September 1, 2023.
- Autumn holidays: from October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from December 18, 2023 to January 1, 2024.
- Spring break: from February 12, 2024 to February 16, 2024.
- Spring Break: March 29, 2024 to April 12, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from July 24, 2024.
Hounslow
- First day of school: September 4, 2023.
- Autumn holidays: from October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from December 22, 2023 to January 5, 2024.
- Spring break in the middle of the quarter: from February 12, 2024 to February 16, 2024.
- Spring Break: March 29, 2024 to April 12, 2024.
- Summer break in the middle of the quarter: from May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from July 25, 2024.
Birmingham
- First day of school: September 4, 2023.
- Autumn holidays: from October 30, 2023 to November 3, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from December 25, 2023 to January 5, 2024.
- Spring break in the middle of the quarter: from February 12, 2024 to February 16, 2024.
- Spring Break: March 25, 2024 to April 5, 2024.
- Summer break in the middle of the quarter: from May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from July 23, 2024 to August 30, 2024.
Westminster
- First day of school: September 4, 2023.
- Autumn holidays: from October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from December 22, 2023 to January 5, 2024.
- Spring break in the middle of the quarter: from February 12, 2024 to February 16, 2024.
- Spring Break: March 29, 2024 to April 12, 2024.
- Summer break in the middle of the quarter: from May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from July 25, 2024.
Cardiff
- First day of school: September 4, 2023.
- Autumn holidays: from October 30, 2023 to November 3, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from December 25, 2023 to January 5, 2024.
- Spring break in the middle of the quarter: from February 12, 2024 to February 16, 2024.
- Spring Break: March 25, 2024 to April 5, 2024.
- Summer break in the middle of the quarter: from May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from July 23, 2024.
Kent
- First day of school: September 1, 2023.
- Autumn holidays: from October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023.
- Christmas holidays: from December 18, 2023 to January 1, 2024.
- Spring break in the middle of the quarter: from February 12, 2024 to February 16, 2024.
- Spring Break: March 29, 2024 to April 12, 2024.
- Summer break in the middle of the quarter: from May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
- Summer holidays: from July 24, 2024.
School holidays in England 2023-2024 (England)
England consists of 9 separate regions (see fig.). For convenience, we have divided all settlements into these regions. Below are links to cities, by clicking on which you can find out what the holidays in England will be like in 2023-2024.
Greater London
South West England
South East England
East of England
Bedford | Norfolk |
Cambridgeshire | Peterborough |
Central Bedfordshire | Southend-on-Sea |
Essex | Suffolk |
Hertfordshire | Thurrock |
Luton |
West Midlands
Birmingham | Staffordshire |
Coventry | Stoke-on-Trent |
Dudley | Telford and Wrekin |
Herefordshire | Walsall |
Sandwell | Warwickshire |
Shropshire | Wolverhampton |
Solihull | Worcestershire |
East Midlands
Derby | North Northamptonshire |
Derbyshire | Nottingham |
Leicester | Nottinghamshire |
Leicestershire | Rutland |
Lincolnshire | West Northamptonshire |
Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley | North East Lincolnshire |
City of Bradford | North Lincolnshire |
Calderdale | North Yorkshire |
Doncaster | Rotherham |
East Riding of Yorkshire | Sheffield |
Hull | Wakefield |
Kirklees | York |
Leeds |
North West England
North East England
Darlington | Northumberland |
Durham | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Gateshead | Redcar and Cleveland |
Hartlepool | South Tyneside |
Middlesbrough | Stockton-on-Tees |
North Tyneside | Sunderland |
School holidays in Wales 2023-2024
School holidays in Scotland 2023-2024
School holidays in Northern Ireland 2023-2024
In Northern Ireland, school holidays are determined by the school. The Department of Education may issue recommendations. As a rule, many schools adhere to them. Below are the recommended UK school holiday dates 2023-2024 for the Northern Ireland region:
Period | Start | End |
Summer vacation | July 22, 2023 | September 3, 2023 |
Autumn vacation | October 30, 2023 | November 3, 2023 |
Christmas Holidays | December 23, 2023 | January 7, 2024 |
Winter vacation | February 19, 2024 | February 23, 2024 |
Easter holidays | March 29, 2024 | April 14, 2024 |
spring Break | May 27, 2024 | May 31, 2024 |
School holiday calendar in Northern Ireland
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