Holiday Dates

 HOLIDAY DATES - SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025

HOLIDAY        DATE OF CLOSURE (3.15 pm)     
     
Summer  Friday 25th July  

Staff in-service education training will be held on the following dates:

2024

Monday 2nd September

Tuesday 3rd September

2025

Thursday 2nd January

Friday 3rd January

Friday 25th July

 HOLIDAY DATES - SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026

 TERM DATES 2025/2026

Autumn Term 2025

Term Starts for Pupils:                                 Term Ends for pupils:

Wednesday 3rd September 2025                    Friday 24th October 2025

Half Term Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October 2025

Monday 3rd November 2025                          Friday 19th December 2025

Spring Term 2026

Term Starts for Pupils:                                 Term Ends for pupils:

Monday 5th January 2026                             Friday 13th February 2026

Half Term Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February 2026

Monday 23rd February 2026                          Friday 27th March 2026

Summer Term 2026

Term Starts for Pupils:                                Term Ends for pupils:

Monday 13th April 2026                                Friday 22nd May 2026

School closed for pupils Friday 1st May - Inset day

Half Term Monday 25th May to Friday 5th June 2026

Monday 8th June 2026                                  Thursday 23rd July 2026

Inset Days

  • Inset 1: Monday 1st September 2025
  • Inset 2: Tuesday 2nd September 2025
  • Inset 3: Monday 22nd December 2025
  • Inset 4: Friday 1st May 2026
  • Inset 5: Friday 24th July 2026

Public Holidays

  • Good Friday – Friday 3rd April 2026
  • Easter Monday – Monday 6th April 2026
  • May Day – Monday 4th May 2026
  • Spring Bank Holiday – Monday 25th May 2026

Parents are asked to try and arrange their own holidays to coincide with those of the school.

This is in line with the Governing Body’s revised Policy for dealing with requests for holiday leave in term time. Any requests for holidays must be received in school at least 4 weeks in advance and will be granted only in exceptional circumstances. Leave will not be granted for any of the following reasons:

 availability of cheap holidays in term time
 availability of the desired accommodation
 poor weather experienced in school holiday periods
 overlap with the beginning or end of term

A copy of the Policy is available in the school office if you wish to read it.

Term time holidays

When children miss school for term time holidays not only do they miss out on important learning
but they often take time to settle back into their learning routines.
The government is strengthening the rules around Education Penalty Notices. These are fixed
penalty fines which can be issued by the Local Authority where 10 or more sessions (5 days) of
unauthorised absence take place.
They are most commonly issued to parents when a child misses school for an term time holiday
taken without the permission of the school.
The new stronger rules will apply to all offences taking place after August 2024.

  • For the first fine issued after the start of the 24-25 school year, the fine will increase to £80

per parent per child if paid within 21 days, or £160 if paid within 28 days.

  • If a second fine is then issued to the same parent for the same child within three years of the

first fine it will be for £160.

  • Subsequent offences - no further fines can then be issued if two have already been issued to

the same parent for the same child within the previous three years (starting with the date of
the first fine); instead the parent will be prosecuted by the Local Authority in the
Magistrates’ Court.
It’s therefore more important than ever that parents arrange to take family holidays in the school
holidays and not in term time.

Should you wish to apply for authorisation for time off during term time, please complete the Application for Absence in Term Time form below and submit it to the school office no less than 6 weeks before departure. Late applications can only be accepted in exceptional circumstances.

Application for Absence in Term Time
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