School calendar for 2019/20
Autumn Term 2019
- Start - Monday 2 September 2019
- Half Term - Monday 21 - Friday 25 October 2019
- End - Thursday 19 December 2019
Total days 35 + 39 = 74
Spring Term 2020
- Start - Monday 6 January 2020
- Half Term - Monday 17 - Friday 21 February 2020
- End - Friday 3 April 2020
Total days 30 + 30 = 60
Summer Term 2020
- Start - Monday 20 April 2020
- Half Term - Monday 25 - Friday 29 May 2020
- End - Tuesday 21 July 2020
Total days 24 + 37 = 61
The Education (School Day and School Year) Regulations (1999) require all maintained schools to open for teaching for 190 days a year, offering 380 sessions. The above sets out dates for 195 days. Pupils are to be released for a further 5 days for the purpose of teachers’ staff development (INSET). These days can be taken as inset days or equivalent twilight sessions.
Academies, free schools and voluntary-aided schools are able to set their own dates but are asked to set the same or similar dates in the interest of parents who may have children at different schools.
The above dates are the same or similar to the dates set or proposed by neighbouring local authorities.
Public Holidays
- Wednesday 25 December 2019
- Thursday 26 December 2019
- Wednesday 1 January 2020
- Friday 10 April 2020
- Monday 13 April 2020
- Friday 8 May 2020 (Moved from 4 May for 75 anniversary of VE day)
- Monday 25 May 2020
- Monday 31 August 2020
School calendar for 2020/21
- Start - Thursday 3 September 2020
- Half Term - Monday 26 October - Friday 30 October 2020
- Friday 18 December 2020
Total days = 37 + 35 = 72
Spring Term
- Start - Monday 4 January 2021
- Half Term - Monday 15 February – Friday 19 February 2021
- End - Thursday 1 April 2021
Total days = 30 + 29 = 59
Summer Term
- Start - Monday 19 April 2021
- Half Term - Monday 31 May – Friday 4 June 2021
- Friday 23 July 2021
Total days = 29 + 35 = 64
The Education (School Day and School Year) Regulations (1999) require all maintained schools to open for teaching for 190 days a year, offering 380 sessions. The above table sets out dates for 195 days. Pupils are to be released for a further 5 days for the purpose of teachers’ staff development (INSET). These days can be taken as inset days or equivalent twilight sessions.
Academies, free schools and voluntary-aided schools are able to set their own dates but are asked to set the same or similar dates in the interest of parents who may have children at different schools.
Public Holidays
- Friday 25 December 2020
- Monday 28 December 2020
- Friday 1 January 2021
- Friday 2 April 2021
- Monday 5 April 2021
- Monday 3 May 2021
- Monday 31 May 2021
- Monday 30 August 2021