Introduction
Local Authorities have a duty to determine school term dates for local authority maintained schools. Schools must be open to pupils for 190 days in an academic year, and 195 days for teachers. Schools have five training days available to take at their discretion.
Please check the school’s own website to verify term dates and details of staff training dates, which are set at the discretion of the school. Foundation, Trust, Voluntary Aided schools and Academies are responsible for setting their own holiday dates. So individual schools, may choose to follow a pattern and/or specific dates that do not match those set by us.
School term and holiday dates for 2022/2023
Autumn Term dates
- Thursday 1 September - Friday 21 October 2022
- Monday 31 October - Wednesday 21 December 2022
- Half Term - 24 to 28 October
Spring Term dates
- Wednesday 4 January - Friday 10 February 2023
- Monday 20 February - Friday 31 March 2023
- Half Term - 13 to 17 February
Summer Term dates
- Monday 17 April - Friday 26 May 2023
- Monday 5 June – Wednesday 19 July 2023
- Half Term - 29 May to 2nd June 2023
Bank holiday dates can be found on GOV.UK.
School term and holiday dates for 2023/2024
Autumn Term dates
- Friday 1 September to Friday 20 October 2023 (36 days)
- Half Term: Monday 23 to Friday 27 October 2023
- Monday 30 October to Wednesday 20 December 2023 (38 days)
- Christmas Holidays: Thursday 21 December 2023 to Wednesday 3 January 2024
Spring Term dates
- Thursday 4 January to Friday 16 February 2024 (32 days)
- Half Term: Monday 19 to Friday 23 February 2024
- Monday 26 February to Thursday 28 March 2024 (24 days)
- Easter Holidays: Friday 29 March to Friday 12 April 2024
Summer Term dates
- Monday 15 April to Friday 24 May 2024 (29 days)
- Half Term: Monday 27 to Friday 31 May 2024
- Monday 3 June to Monday 22 July 2024 (36 days)
- Summer Holiday: Tuesday 23 July onwards
These dates comprise a total of 195 days. Schools will therefore need to select 5 of these days to set aside as professional training days.
School term and holiday dates for 2024/2025
Thank you very much to all those who responded to the consultation on these dates.
During the period of the consultation, we received 32 responses. 26 of these responses (81%) were in favour of the proposals and 6 responses (19%) were not or raised queries or concerns.
These included comments related to whether the autumn term could end slightly earlier and the timing of half terms. In response, these dates were chosen in agreement with most of our neighbouring local authorities, to simplify arrangements for families living close to our boundaries.
The confirmed Cambridgeshire and Peterborough school holiday and term time dates for 2024-25 are therefore agreed as follows:
Autumn Term Dates
- Tuesday 3 September to Friday 25 October (39 days)
- Half Term: Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November
- Monday 4 November to Friday 20 December (35 days)
- Christmas Holidays: Monday 23 December to Friday 3 January
Spring Term Dates
- Monday 6 January to Friday 14 February (30 days)
- Half Term: Monday 17 February to Friday 21 February
- Monday 24 February to Friday 4 April (30 days)
- Easter Holidays: Monday 7 April to Monday 21 April
Summer Term Dates
- Tuesday 22 April to Friday 23 May 2025 (23 days)
- Half Term: Monday 26 May to Friday 30 May
- Monday 2 June to Wednesday 23 July (38 days)
- Summer Holiday: Thursday 24 July onwards
These dates comprise a total of 195 days. Schools will therefore need to select 5 of these days to set aside as professional training days.
