Term dates

School Year 2009 - 2010

Spring 2009:

• Term starts: Monday 5 January, 2009
• Half term: Monday 16 - Friday 20 February, 2009 
• Term ends: Friday 3 April, 2009 
• Number of days: 60

Summer 2009:

• Term starts: Monday 20 April, 2009
• Half term: Monday 25 - Friday 29 May, 2009 
• Term ends: Tuesday 21 July, 2009 
• Number of days: 61

Autumn 2009:

• Term starts: Thursday 3 September, 2009
• Half term: Monday 26 - Friday 30 October, 2009 
• Term ends: Friday 18 December, 2009 
• Number of days: 72

Spring 2010:

• Term starts: Monday 4 January, 2010 
• Half term: Monday 15 - Friday 19 February, 2010 
• Term ends: Thursday 1 April, 2010
• Number of days: 59

Summer 2010:

• Term starts: Monday 19 April, 2010
• Half term: Monday 31 May - Friday 4 June, 2010
• Term ends: Friday 23 July, 2010
• Number of days: 64

School year 2010 - 2011

Autumn 2010:

• Term starts: Wednesday 1 September, 2010
• Half term: Monday 25 - Friday 29 October, 2010 
• Term ends: Friday 17 December, 2010 
• Number of days: 73

Spring 2011:

• Term starts: Tuesday 4 January, 2011 
• Half term: Monday 21 - Friday 25 February, 2011 
• Term ends: Friday 8 April, 2011
• Number of days: 64

Summer 2011:

• Term starts: Monday 26 April, 2011
• Half term: Monday 30 May - Friday 3 June, 2011
• Term ends: Friday 22 July, 2011
• Number of days: 58

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School holidays
There are school holidays mid-term and at the end of term. Usually a term will run for six consecutive weeks.

Occasional closure days
We have delegated to governing bodies the responsibility for determining the dates, following the advice of the headteacher, who will have consulted staff.

Local elections
Schools required to close for election purposes must use an occasional day.