Term and holiday dates – academic year 2016-17
5 September 2016, 3 January 2017 and 24 April 2017 are nominated teacher training days.
| Term | Start date | End date |
| Autumn 2016 – first half term | Monday 5 September 2016 | Friday 21 October 2016 |
| Half term holiday | Monday 24 October 2016 | Friday 28 October 2016 |
| Autumn 2016 – second half term | Monday 31 October 2016 | Friday 16 December 2016 |
| Christmas holiday | Monday 19 December 2016 | Tuesday 3 January 2016 |
| Spring 2017 – first half term | Wednesday 4 January 2017 | Friday 17 February 2017 |
| Half term holiday | Monday 20 February 2017 | Friday 24 February 2017 |
| Spring 2017 – second half term | Monday 27 February 2017 | Friday 7 April 2017 |
| Easter holiday | Monday 10 April 2017 | Monday 24 April 2017 |
| Summer 2017 – first half term | Monday 24 April 2017 | Friday 26 May 2017 |
| May bank holiday | Monday 1 May 2017 | |
| Half term holiday | Monday 29 May 2017 | Friday 2 June 2017 |
| Summer 2017 – second half term | Monday 5 June 2017 | Tuesday 25 July 2017 |
A printable calendar is available for 
2016-17 [40kb]Opens new window.
Term and holiday dates – academic year 2017-18
4 September 2017, 8 January 2018 and 16 April 2018 are nominated teacher training days.
| Term | Start date | End date |
| Autumn 2017 – first half term | Monday 4 September 2017 | Friday 20 October 2017 |
| Half term holiday | Monday 23 October 2017 | Friday 27 October 2017 |
| Autumn 2017 – second half term | Monday 30 October 2017 | Friday 22 December 2017 |
| Christmas holiday | Monday 25 December 2017 | Friday 5 January 2018 |
| Spring 2018 – first half term | Monday 8 January 2018 | Friday 9 February 2018 |
| Half term holiday | Monday 12 February 2018 | Friday 16 February 2018 |
| Spring 2018 – second half term | Monday 19 February 2018 | Thursday 29 March 2018 |
| Easter holiday | Friday 30 March 2018 | Friday 13 April 2018 |
| Summer 2018 – first half term | Monday 16 April 2018 | Friday 25 May 2018 |
| May bank holiday | Monday 7 May 2018 | |
| Half term holiday | Monday 28 May 2018 | Friday 1 June 2018 |
| Summer 2018 – second half term | Monday 4 June 2018 | Friday 20 July 2018 |
A printable calendar is available for 2017-18 [29kb]Opens new window.