Term Dates and Holidays
The pattern broadly follows the BwD term-time pattern and DACA term-time pattern to encourage parents not to take holidays during term-time.
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TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES 2024-2025
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Monday 2 September - School closed for Inset Day
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Tuesday 3 September - School opens for pupils
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Friday 18 October - School closed for Inset Day
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Half term - Monday 21 October – Friday 25 October 2024
Monday 28 October - School re-opens
Thursday 19 December - School closes at 1pm
Friday 20 December - School closes for Inset Day
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Christmas Holiday - Monday 23 December – Friday 3 January 2025
Monday 6 January - School re-opens
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Friday 14 February - School closes
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Half term - Monday 17 February - Friday 21 February 2025
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Monday 24 February - School closed for Inset Day
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Tuesday 25 February - School re-opens
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Monday 24 March - School closed for Inset Day
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Friday 4th April - School closes at 1pm
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Easter Holiday - Monday 7 April – Friday 18 April 2025
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Summer Term 2025
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Monday 21 April - Bank Holiday
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Tuesday 22 April - School re-opens
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Monday 5 May - Bank Holiday
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Friday 23 May - School closes
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Half term - Monday 26 May - Friday 30 May 2025
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Monday 2 June - School closed for Inset Day
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Tuesday 3 June - School re-opens
Monday 21 July - School closes at 1pm
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Tuesday 22 July - School closed for Inset Day
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TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES 2025-2026
Autumn Term 2025​
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Monday 1 September - School closed for Inset Day
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Tuesday 2 September - School re-opens to pupils
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Friday 24 October - School closes
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Half term - Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October 2025
Monday 3 November - School closed for Inset Day
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Tuesday 4 November - School re-opens to pupils
Friday19 December - School closes at 1pm
​Christmas Holiday - Monday 22 December – Friday 2 January 2026
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Spring Term 2026
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Monday 5 January - School closed for Inset Day
Tuesday 6 January - School re-opens to pupils
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Friday 13 February - School closes
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Half term - Monday 16 February - Friday 20 February 2026
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Monday 23 February - School re-opens to pupils
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​Friday 27 March - School closes at 1pm
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Easter Holiday - Monday 30 March – Friday 10 April 2026
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Summer Term 2026
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Monday 13 April - School re-opens to pupils
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​Monday 4 May - Bank Holiday
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Friday 22 May - School closes
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Half term - Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May 2026
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Monday 1 June - School closed for Inset Day
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Tuesday 2 June - School re-opens to pupils
Friday 17 July - School closes at 1pm
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Monday 20 July - School closed for Inset Day
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Attendance and Holidays During Term Time
In order to reach their highest potential, we feel that constant, punctual attendance to school is vital. Research has proven that even short breaks from school can reduce a pupil’s chances of succeeding by as much as a quarter. The research is based on extensive pupil absence figures and both GCSE and primary school test results, and it highlights the importance of clamping down on pupil absence to ensure more pupils regularly attend school, and ultimately leave with the qualifications needed to succeed in modern Britain.
This research shows where pupils miss up to just 14 days of school are a quarter, they are less likely to achieve the required level or above in reading, writing or maths tests than those with no absence. The research also highlights the striking differences in achievement between pupils with the best and worst attendance records. It shows:
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pupils with the lowest 5% of absence rates were more than 4 times more likely to achieve 5 good GCSEs, including English and maths, and 22 times more likely to achieve the English Baccalaureate, than pupils with the highest 5% of absence rates
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pupils with no absence from school were nearly 3 times more likely to achieve 5 A* to C GCSEs, including English and maths, and around 10 times more likely to achieve the English Baccalaureate, than pupils missing 15 to 20% of school across key stage 4
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And, most relevant to us, primary school pupils with no absence were around 1.5 times more likely to achieve the expected level of attainment, and 4.5 times more likely to exceed the expected level of attainment, than pupils that missed 15 to 20% of key stage 2
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The government’s plan for education includes a number of reforms to encourage good behaviour and attendance in school, including:
changing the law so that headteachers only grant leave from school in exceptional circumstances
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encouraging schools to tackle the problem of persistent absence earlier by reducing the threshold by which absence is defined as persistent from 20% to 15% from October 2011 - this means schools are held to a higher standard in performance tables than before
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making clear teachers can use ‘reasonable force’ to maintain behaviour and extending their searching powers from 2011
As a consequence of this, we are unable to authorise any holidays during term time, unless there are exceptional circumstances.