Term dates 2026-27
Branwood Preparatory School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Branwood Preparatory School, Manchester, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Winter Term starts on Thu 3 Sep 2026 — in 25 days.
Downloads an .ics file — works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Term | Thu 3 Sep 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Winter half term (school closed) | Mon 19 Oct 2026 | Fri 30 Oct 2026 |
| Spring Term | Tue 5 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Spring half term (school closed) | Mon 15 Feb 2027 | Fri 19 Feb 2027 |
| Summer Term | Tue 13 Apr 2027 | Fri 9 Jul 2027 |
| Summer half term (school closed) | Mon 24 May 2027 | Fri 4 Jun 2027 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Winter half term (school closed) | 19 Oct – 30 Oct | 12 days |
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 4 Jan | 17 days |
| Spring half term (school closed) | 15 Feb – 19 Feb | 5 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 12 Apr | 18 days |
| Summer half term (school closed) | 24 May – 4 Jun | 12 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
2026-27 published only as a colour-coded wall-calendar PDF; term starts/ends and closure weeks read from the grid. Inset days 1-2 Sep 2026, 4 Jan 2027, 12 Apr 2027. Autumn and Summer half terms are two weeks. The term-dates web page (https://branwoodschool.co.uk/term-dates/) lists 2025-26 dates in HTML.
Common questions
When does Branwood Preparatory School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Fri 18 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Sat 19 Dec 2026 to Mon 4 Jan 2027 — 17 days.
When is half term at Branwood Preparatory School?
The next half term at Branwood Preparatory School runs from Mon 19 Oct 2026 to Fri 30 Oct 2026, which is 12 days including the weekends.
When do the summer holidays start at Branwood Preparatory School?
The last day of the summer term is Fri 9 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Sat 10 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Branwood Preparatory School term dates come from?
They were read from Branwood Preparatory School's own published calendar for 2026-27 on 8 August 2026, and the source is linked on this page. Schools sometimes change dates or add inset days, so check the school's page before booking anything.
Source: Branwood Preparatory School's published calendar, read 8 August 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.