School Term Dates 2010/2011
| Autumn Term 2010 |
Spring Term 2011 |
Summer Term 2011 |
| Starts |
Starts |
Starts |
| 2nd September |
5th January |
3rd May |
| Ends |
Ends |
Ends |
| 21st December |
15th April |
20th July |
| Half Term Holiday |
Half Term Holiday |
Half Term Holiday |
| 25th October |
21st February |
30th May |
| 29th October |
25th February |
3rd June |
Good Friday - 22nd April 2011
Easter Sunday - 25th April 2011
Number of School days in year - 190
INSET Days/Sessions
The 190 day school year identified above makes no provision for
the additional 5 days non-contact time for which full-time teachers
are contracted.
- Wednesday 1st September 2010 has been designated as the
usual INSET / preparation day at the beginning of the school year
leaving four further INSET days to be allocated.
- Some schools may wish to take two weeks holiday at the Summer
Half Term, extending the Summer term by one week i.e. closing on
Wednesday 27 July 2011.
- It is hoped that Aided and Foundation Schools will follow a
broadly similar pattern.
Please always check with the school for the latest position.
Further information for parents
concerning the law and school attendance is available at the
parentscentre website, with information about taking term time
holidays also available on the
Department for Education website.