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School Term Dates and Holidays

Any school in England must by law provide 380 half-day sessions (190 full teaching days), details of full days are shown below.

Academic year 2009 - 2010

Easter 2010: 2 - 5 April 2010
Early May Bank Holiday: 3 May 2010
Spring Bank Holiday: May 2010

Term Open to pupils on the morning of: Closed at end of afternoon on:
Term 1 (37 days) Monday 7 September 2009 Friday 23 October 2009
Term 2 (35 days) Monday 2 November 2009 Friday 18 December 2009
Term 3 (30 days) Monday 4 January 2010 Friday 12 February 2010
Term 4 (29 days) Monday 22 February 2010 Thursday 1 April 2010
Term 5 (29 days) Monday 19 April 2010 Friday 28 May 2010
Term 6 (35 days) Monday 7 June 2010 Friday 23 July 2010
Academic year 2009 - 2010 = a total 195 days.

Training days:

  • Within the 195 days there will be 5 staff training days. (These are not included in the table above).
  • Two dates have been fixed for all schools Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September 2009. 
  • Three dates are to be agreed by schools in their area/cluster within the dates outlined above. 
  • Please check with your child's school to confirm the other dates allocated for the year. Individual schools will inform parents of their staff training days.

Pupils are required to attend for 190 days.

Academic year 2010 - 2011

Easter 2011: 22 - 25 April 2011
Early May Bank Holiday: 2 May 2011
Spring Bank Holiday: 30 May 2011

Term Open to pupils on the morning of: Closed at end of afternoon on:
Term 1 (38 days) Wednesday 1 September 2010 Friday 22 October 2010
Term 2 (35 days) Monday 1 November 2010 Friday 17 December 2010
Term 3 (34 days) Tuesday 4 January 2011 Friday 18 February 2011
Term 4 (30 days) Monday 28 February 2011 Friday 8 April 2011
Term 5 (23 days) Tuesday 26 April 2011 Friday 27 May 2011
Term 6 (35 days) Monday 6 June 2011 Friday 22 July 2011
Academic year 2010 - 2011 = a total 195 days.

Training days:

  • Within the 195 days there will be 5 staff training days. (These are not included in the table above).
  • No dates have yet been fixed for the schools.
  • Five dates are to be agreed by schools in their area/cluster within the dates outlined above.
  • Please check with your child's school to confirm the other dates allocated for the year. Individual schools will inform parents of their staff training days.

Pupils are required to attend for 190 days.

 

Academic Year 2011 - 12

Term dates for the 2011/12 academic year have not yet been agreed.  This is due to an extra Bank Holiday in June 2012 for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. We are still awaiting instruction from Parliament and then further consultation with schools will take place.

Once a decision on the dates have been made the dates will be published on this page.

 
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