Schools are open for 195 days each school year, the English academic year runs from September to July. English schools have six terms that are all separated by holidays. The school year is 39 weeks long and is divided into six terms:
Term 1 - September to October (followed by a one week holiday)
Term 2 - October to December (followed by a two week holiday)
Term 3 - January to February (followed by a one week holiday)
Term 4 - February to March (followed by a two week holiday)
Term 5 - April to May (followed by a one week holiday)
Term 6 - June to July (followed by a six week summer holiday)
Schools main holidays are:
Summer (end of July and the whole of August) - 6 weeks
Christmas (2 weeks)
Spring (2 weeks)
We also have a one week holiday at the end of every odd numbered term.
When does the new School year start?
The new school year starts at the beginning of September, at the end of summer vacation.
Who decides the dates of the School terms and holidays?
The local educational authority decides the dates of the school terms and the school governing bodies determine the times at which schools open and close each day.
| EVENT | ENGLAND | SCOTLAND |
| School Year Begins | Approx 4 September | Approx 20 August |
| Sept Weekend | - | Fri & Mon of 3rd wk in Sept |
| October | 5 days (Wk 3 or 4) | 5 days (Wk 2 or 3) |
| Christmas | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
| February | 5 days | 1 day |
| Easter | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
| May day | 1 day | 1 day |
| May (end of) | 5 days | - |
| School Year Ends | 3rd week in July | Last week in June |
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