Term Dates

TERM DATES

Attendance &
School Holidays

School Term & Holiday Dates to July 2027

Term & lengthFirst day of termLast day of termHoliday & length
Autumn Term '25 1st Half Term (7 weeks 3 days)Wednesday 3rd September '25Friday 25th October '25Autumn Half Term (1 week)
Autumn Term '25 2nd Half Term (7 weeks)Monday 3rd November '25Friday 19th December '25Christmas Holiday '25 (2 weeks 1 day)
Spring Term '26 (6 weeks 4 days)Tuesday 6th January '26Friday 20th February '26Spring Half Term '26(1 week)
Spring Term '26 2nd Half Term (4 weeks 4 days)Monday 2nd March '26Thursday 2nd April '26Easter Holiday '26 (2 weeks 1 day)
Summer Term '26 1st Half Term (2 weeks)Monday 20th April '26Friday 1st May '26May Day Bank Holiday '26 (1 day)
Summer Term '26 (2 weeks 3 days)Tuesday 5th May '26Thursday 21st May '6Summer Half Term '26 (1 week 1 day)
Summer Term '26 2nd Half Term (7 weeks 1 day)Monday 1st June '26Monday 20th July '26Summer Holidays
Autumn Term '26 1st Half TermThursday 3rd September '26Friday 23rd October '26Autumn Half Term (1 week)
Autumn Term '26 2nd Half Term Monday 2nd November '26Friday 18th December '26Christmas Holiday '26 (2 weeks 1 day)
Spring Term '27 1st HalfTuesday 5th January '27Friday 12th February '27Spring Half Term '27(1 week 1 day)
Spring Term '27 2nd Half TermTuesday 23rd February '27Thursday 25th March '27Easter Holiday '27 (2 weeks)
Summer Term '27 1st Half TermMonday 12th April '27Friday 30th April '27May Day Bank Holiday '27 (1 day)
Summer Term '27 Tuesday 4th May '27Friday 28th May '27Summer Half Term '27 (1 week 1 day)
Summer Term '27 2nd Half Term Tuesday 8th June '27Wednesday 21st July '27Summer Holidays

 

School Opening Hours 

  • Official School teaching hours are 8:50am until 3.20pm
  • Arrival time is from 8.40am
  • Total school hours are 32.5 hours / week (excluding after school clubs)

PD Days for academic year 2025-2026

  • 2nd September 2025
  • 5th January 2026
  • 22nd May 2026

PD Days for academic year 2026-2027

  • 1st & 2nd September 2026
  • 4th January 2027
  • 22nd February 2027
  • 7th June 2027

Further Information

Please visit the Durham County Council website to view or download the school holidays dates for this academic year and next year for all community schools, special schools and voluntary controlled schools. Please note that voluntary aided (church) schools, foundation schools and academies may have set different dates and you should check with the school or academy to confirm their arrangements or view the PDF for schools not following the standard term and holiday dates.

School Holidays During Term Time

The Government has amended regulations for taking holidays in term time and these new regulations come into effect from September 2013.

Head teachers have the discretion to grant leave, but they should only do so in exceptional circumstances. If a head teacher grants a leave request, it will be for them to determine the length of time that the child can be away from school. This leave is unlikely, however, to be granted for the purposes of a family holiday.

Parents can be fined for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school.

Holidays in TermTime Information for Parents Leaflet

Please contact the school if you wish to discuss this with the Head Teacher.