Radfords fined for term-time Disney World trip with four children

Noel and Sue Radford, parents of Britain’s largest family, were fined after removing four of their children from school to take a £52,000 holiday to Disney World in Florida in April 2025, a court found. The couple were convicted at Preston Magistrates Court of failing to ensure regular school attendance for the children between March 24 and May 1, 2025, and were ordered to pay fines and costs that increased the overall expense of the trip.

The court imposed a penalty of £65 per child on each parent, together with £118 in court costs each. The combined additional charge for the family’s Florida break amounted to £756. The conviction follows the parents’ widely publicized birthday trip and social media posts documenting the holiday.

During the trip the family posted photographs online, including images of children posing with Disney characters. The Radfords paid for flights, accommodation and park passes for their children and for 11 grandchildren who travelled with them. Sue Radford celebrated her 50th birthday on March 22, 2025, and posted that she was “49 plus one.” Weeks after returning from the birthday trip, members of the family were seen travelling to Florida again in June.