Beginning of the school year
United Kingdom - England:
Between 23 August and 6 September 2017
United Kingdom - Wales:
1 September (Group B) or 4 September 2017 (Group A)
United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
1 September 2017
End of the school year
United Kingdom - England:
Between 13 and 27 July 2018
United Kingdom - Wales:
20 July (Group B) or 24 July 2018 (Group A)
United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
29 June 2018
School year - Autumn / Christmas / New Year / Winter holidays
United Kingdom - England:
Autumn: 1 week between 16 October and 3 November 2017
Christmas / New Year: 2 weeks between 18 December 2017 and 5 January 2018
Winter holidays: 1 week between 12 and 23 February 2018
United Kingdom - Wales:
Autumn: 1 week 30 October to 3 November 2017
Christmas / New Year: 2 weeks 25 December 2017 to 5 January 2018
Winter holidays: 1 week 12 to 16 February (Group B) or 19 to 23 February 2018 (Group A)
United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
Autumn: 2 days 30 to 31 October 2017
Christmas / New Year: 1.5 weeks 21 December 2017 - 1 January 2018
Winter holidays: 2 days 15-16 February 2018
School year - Spring / Easter holiday
United Kingdom - England:
2 weeks between 26 March and 13 April 2018
United Kingdom - Wales:
2 weeks 26 March to 6 April (Group B) or 30 March to 13 April 2018 (Group A)
United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
1.5 weeks 29 March to 6 April 2018
School year - summer holidays
United Kingdom - England:
6 weeks between 16 July and first week of September 2018
United Kingdom - Wales:
6 weeks 23 July (Group B) or 25 July (Group A) to first week of September 2018
United Kingdom - Northern Ireland:
9 weeks Between 2 July and first week of September 2018