School term and holiday dates

Governing boards are responsible for setting the school term and holiday dates for each school. This calendar provides a framework for governing boards to set their dates. Individual school dates will vary, so please check the school website for the dates at specific schools.

School Terms Pupil holidays

Autumn

Thursday 1 September 2022 to Friday 21 October 2022 

Half Term

Monday 24 October 2022 to
Friday 28 October 2022

Autumn

Monday 31 October 2022 to
Wednesday 21 December 2022
 

Religious festivals

Diwali Monday 24 October 2022

Vikram New Year in Gujarat
Tuesday 25 October 2022

Guru Nanak’s Birthday
Tuesday 8 November 2022

Christmas Break

Thursday 22 December 2022 to
Wednesday 4 January 2023

 

Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall within the Christmas Break

 

Spring

Thursday 5 January 2023 to
Friday 10 February 2023

Half Term

Monday 13 February 2023 to
Friday 17 February 2023

Spring

Monday 20 February 2023 to
Friday 31 March 2023

Spring Break

Monday 3 April 2023 to
Friday 14 April 2023

The Easter religious festival falls within the spring break

Summer

Monday 17 April 2023 to
Friday 26 May 2023

Religious festivals 
Eid-ul-Fitr 
tbc

Half Term

Monday 29 May 2023 to
Friday 2 June 2023

May Day
Monday 1 May 2023

Summer

Monday 5 June 2023 to
Friday 21 July 2023

Summer Break

Monday 24 July 2023 to - To be advised

In-service training days:

This calendar includes 5 days which should be allocated for in-service training on dates chosen by each school.

School term and holiday dates calendar 2022/23 (PDF)

School term and holiday dates calendar 2023/24 (PDF)

Changes to School Term and Holiday Dates 2023 - 24

The Local Authority has revised the dates for School Term and Holiday Dates 2023 – 2024. This is due to new information that has emerged in relation to the dates agreed by neighbouring boroughs, and views received from schools. The changes relate to 1) the mid-term of autumn 2023 and 2) spring break 2024.

Governing Bodies will decide on whether to agree these revised dates. Individual school dates will vary, so please check the school website for the dates at specific schools.

The key changes are:

  • The mid-term of autumn 2023 to be adjusted from Monday 30 October to Friday 3 November to Monday 23 – Friday 27 October 2023, to align with neighbouring boroughs.
  • The spring break 2024 to be adjusted from Monday 25 March – Friday 5 April 2024, to Friday 29 March – Friday 12 April 2024. This is to incorporate Eid-ul-Fitr, predicted to fall on Tuesday 9 – Wednesday 10 April 2024.