Term dates 2026-27
Bridgewater School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Bridgewater School, Manchester, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn Term 2026 starts on Wed 9 Sep 2026 — in 31 days.
Downloads an .ics file — works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term 2026 | Wed 9 Sep 2026 | Wed 16 Dec 2026 |
| Autumn Half-term | Fri 23 Oct 2026 | Sun 1 Nov 2026 |
| Christmas Holiday | Thu 17 Dec 2026 | Sun 3 Jan 2027 |
| Spring Term 2027 | Wed 6 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Spring Half-term | Fri 12 Feb 2027 | Sun 21 Feb 2027 |
| Easter Holiday | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Sun 11 Apr 2027 |
| Summer Term 2027 | Tue 13 Apr 2027 | Wed 7 Jul 2027 |
| Whit Holiday - Half-term | Sat 29 May 2027 | Sun 6 Jun 2027 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn half-term | 23 Oct – 1 Nov | 10 days |
| Christmas holidays | 17 Dec – 5 Jan | 20 days |
| Christmas holiday | 17 Dec – 3 Jan | 18 days |
| Spring half-term | 12 Feb – 21 Feb | 10 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 12 Apr | 18 days |
| Easter holiday | 26 Mar – 11 Apr | 17 days |
| Whit holiday - half-term | 29 May – 6 Jun | 9 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Inset days: 7-8 Sep 2026, 4-5 Jan 2027, 12 Apr 2027; Bank Holiday Mon 3 May 2027. Term start dates are the 'start for pupils' dates. Web page https://bridgewater-school.co.uk/term-dates/ carries 2025-26 in HTML plus PDFs for both years.
Common questions
When does Bridgewater School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Wed 16 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Thu 17 Dec 2026 to Tue 5 Jan 2027 — 20 days.
When is half term at Bridgewater School?
The next half term at Bridgewater School runs from Fri 23 Oct 2026 to Sun 1 Nov 2026, which is 10 days including the weekends.
When do the summer holidays start at Bridgewater School?
The last day of the summer term is Wed 7 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Thu 8 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Bridgewater School term dates come from?
They were read from Bridgewater 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: Bridgewater 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.