Key Dates

Term Dates 2025–26

Autumn term

• INSET Day (school closed to pupils) – Monday 1st September 2025
• Tuesday 2nd September – Friday 24th October 2025
• Half Term: Monday 27th October – Friday 31st October 2025
• Monday 3rd November – Thursday 18th December 2025
• INSET Day (school closed to pupils) – Friday 19th December 2025

Spring Term

• INSET Day (school closed to pupils) – Monday 5th January 2026
• Tuesday 6th January – Friday 13th February 2026
• Half Term: Monday 16th – Friday 20th February 2026
• Monday 23rd February – Friday 27th March 2026
• Easter Break: Monday 30th March – Friday 10th April 2026

Summer Term

• Monday 13th April – Friday 22nd May (the Early May Bank Holiday will be taken on Monday 4th May 2026)
• Half Term: Monday 25th – Friday 29th May 2026
• Monday 1st June – Friday 16th July 2026
• INSET Day (school closed to pupils) – Friday 17th July 2026
• INSET Day (school closed to pupils) – Monday 20th July 2026

Total: 195
In 2024 – 25 children should attend school for 190 days (or 380 half sessions). Teachers must be available to
work for 195 days during the academic year. Schools which close for local elections must extend a term or
coincide the closure with an INSET day.

Public holidays

• Christmas Day: Thursday 25th December 2025
• Boxing Day: Friday 26th December 2025
• New Year’s Day: Thursday 1st January 2026
• Good Friday: Friday 3rd April 2026
• Easter Monday: Monday 6th April 2026
• Early May bank holiday: Monday 4th May 2026
• Spring bank holiday: Monday 25th May 2026
• Summer bank holiday: Monday 31st August 2026