Term Dates
2025-2026
The following are based on the recommended term dates provided by City of York Council for schools in the City of York area for the academic year 2025-2026, taking into account the planned five School Training/Professional Development Days that all schools must schedule.
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Term |
First day for pupils |
Last day for pupils |
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Autumn 2025 - 1st half term |
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 |
Friday 24th October 2025 |
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Autumn 2025 - 2nd half term |
Monday 3rd November 2025 |
Thursday 18th December 2025 |
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Spring 2026 - 1st half term |
Tuesday 6th January 2026 |
Friday 13th February 2026 |
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Spring 2026 - 2nd half term |
Monday 23rd February 2026 |
Friday 27th March 2026 |
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Summer 2026 - 1st half term |
Monday 13th April 2026 |
Thursday 21st May 2026 |
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Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 4th May 2026 |
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Summer 2026 - 2nd half term |
Monday 1st June 2026 |
Friday 17th July 2026 |
2025-2026
Planned Training Days and Bank Holiday Closures
- Monday 1st September 2025
- Friday 19th December 2025
- Monday 5th January 2026
- Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 4th May 2026
- Friday 22nd May 2026
- Monday 20th July 2026
All schools are closed to pupils for five teacher training days in the year. Staff training dates may be subject to change, subject to any new requirements or regulations which may be issued by the DfE or local education authority. You will be given as much notice as possible of any changes to the training days.
Term Dates for 2024-2025
The following are based on the recommended term dates provided by City of York Council for schools in the City of York area for the academic year 2024-2025. In addition, all schools will also be closed to pupils for a further five staff training/professional development days and we will publish our 2024-25 training days on the website once they are available.
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Term |
Term Starts |
Terms Ends |
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Autumn 2024 - 1st half term |
Monday 2nd September 2024 |
Friday 25th October 2024 |
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Autumn 2024 - 2nd half term |
Monday 4th November 2024 |
Friday 20th December 2024 |
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Spring 2025 - 1st half term |
Monday 6th January 2025 |
Friday 14th February 2025 |
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Spring 2025 - 2nd half term |
Monday 24th February 2025 |
Friday 4th April 2025 |
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Summer 2025 - 1st half term |
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 |
Friday 23rd May 2025 |
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Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 5th May 2025 |
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Summer 2025 - 2nd half term |
Monday 2nd June 2025 |
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 |
All schools are closed to pupils for five teacher training days in the year. Staff training dates may be subject to change, subject to any new requirements or regulations which may be issued by the DfE or local education authority. You will be given as much notice as possible of any changes to the training days.
REQUEST FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE
WHAT THE LAW SAYS:
Schools are regularly audited to ensure that they are following government guidelines and policies. Schools are not permitted to authorise any requests for leave of absence in term time unless it is for exceptional circumstances. The following reasons are NOT valid:
- The availability of cheap holidays or accommodation;
- The weather at a particular time of year;
- The holiday happens to overlap the start or end of a school term – this is particularly disruptive to your child’s education at the start of the school year in September.
Information about the term dates for all City of York maintained schools can be found on the City of York Council website.