School term and holiday dates are usually set over 14 months before the academic year starts. They are based on a school year of 195 days.
Schools can decide to operate different term dates. Schools can also use five days during the school year for staff training.
Please contact your child’s school to find out which dates they are operating.
From 2024 to 2025
- Autumn term: 2 September 2024 to 20 December 2024
- Autumn half term break: 28 October 2024 to 1 November 2024
- Christmas holiday: 21 December 2024 to 5 January 2025
- Spring term: 6 January 2025 to 4 April 2025
- Spring half term break: 17 February 2025 to 21 February 2025
- Easter holiday: 5 April 2025 to 21 April 2025
- Summer term: 22 April 2025 to 22 July 2025
- Summer half term break: 26 May 2025 to 30 May 2025
- Summer holiday: from 23 July 2025
Bank and Public holidays 2024 to 2025
- Christmas Day: 25 December
- Boxing Day: 26 December
- New Year's Day: 1 January
- Good Friday: 18 April
- Easter Monday: 21 April
- May Day bank holiday: 5 May
- Spring bank holiday: 26 May
- Summer bank holiday: 25 August
From 2025 to 2026
- Autumn term: 3 September 2025 to 19 December 2025
- Autumn half term break: 27 October 2025 to 31 October 2025
- Christmas holiday: 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026
- Spring term: 5 January 2026 to 27 March 2026
- Spring half term break: 16 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
- Easter holiday: 30 March 2026 to 10 April 2026
- Summer term: 13 April 2026 to 22 July 2026
- Summer half term break: 25 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
- Summer holiday: from 23 July 2026
Bank and Public holidays 2025 to 2026
- Christmas Day: 25 December
- Boxing Day: 26 December
- New Year's Day: 1 January
- Good Friday: 3 April
- Easter Monday: 6 April
- May Day bank holiday: 4 May
- Spring bank holiday: 25 May
- Summer bank holiday: 31 August