School Holidays
Holiday | Closing date | Date re-opens |
---|---|---|
Summer 2024 | Tuesday 23 July 2024 | Wednesday 4 September 2024 |
Autumn half-term 2024 | Friday 25 October 2024 | Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
Christmas 2024 | Friday 20 December 2024 | Monday 6 January 2025 |
Spring half-term 2025 | Friday 21 February 2025 | Monday 3 March 2025 |
Easter 2025 | Friday 11 April 2025 | Monday 28 April 2025 |
May Day 2025 | Friday 2 May 2025 | Tuesday 6 May 2025 |
Summer half-term 2025 | Thursday 22 May 2025 | Monday 2 June 2025 |
Summer 2025 | Friday 18 July 2025 | Tuesday 2 September 2025 |
Please visit the Durham County Council website to view or download the school holidays dates for this academic year and next year for all community schools, special schools and voluntary controlled schools. Please note that voluntary aided (church) schools, foundation schools and academies may have set different dates and you should check with the school or academy to confirm their arrangements or view the PDF for schools not following the standard term and holiday dates.
Other School Closures
The following dates are teacher training dates for 2024/25:
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Monday 4th November 2024
Friday 23rd May 2025
The following dates are teacher training dates for 2025/26:
Monday 2nd September 2025
Monday 3rd November 2025
Friday 22nd May 2026
School Holidays During Term Time
The Government has amended regulations for taking holidays in term time and these new regulations come into effect from September 2013.
Head teachers have the discretion to grant leave, but they should only do so in exceptional circumstances. If a head teacher grants a leave request, it will be for them to determine the length of time that the child can be away from school. This leave is unlikely, however, to be granted for the purposes of a family holiday.
Parents can be fined for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school.
Please contact the school if you wish to discuss this with the Head Teacher.
Article 24: Every child has the right to an education.