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, taking into account the planned five School Training/Professional Development Days that all schools must schedule.
| Term | First day for pupils | Last day for pupils |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn 2024 - 1st half term | Tuesday 3rd September 2024 | Friday 25th October 2024 |
| Autumn 2024 - 2nd half term | Monday 4th November 2024 | Friday 20th December 2024 |
| Spring 2025 - 1st half term | Tuesday 7th January 2025 | Friday 14th February 2025 |
| Spring 2025 - 2nd half term | Monday 24th February 2025 | Friday 4th April 2025 |
| Summer 2025 - 1st half term | Tuesday 22nd April 2025 | Thursday 22nd May 2025 |
| Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 5th May 2025 | ||
| Summer 2025 - 2nd half term | Monday 2nd June 2025 | Friday 18th July 2025 |
2024-2025 Planned Training Days and Bank Holiday Closures
- Monday 2nd September 2024
- Monday 6th January 2025
- Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 5th May 2025
- Friday 23rd May 2025
- Monday 21st July 2025
- Tuesday 22nd July 2025
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. In addition, all schools will also be closed to pupils for a further five staff training/professional development days and we will publish our 2025-26 training days on the website once they are available.
| Term | First Day of Term | Last Day of Term |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn 2025 - 1st half term | Monday 1st September 2025 | Friday 24th October 2025 |
| Autumn 2025 - 2nd half term | Monday 3rd November 2025 | Friday 19th December 2025 |
| Spring 2026 - 1st half term | Monday 5th January 2026 | Friday 13th February 2026 |
| Spring 2026 - 2nd half term | Monday 23rd February 2026 | Friday 27th March 2026 |
| Summer 2026 - 1st half term | Monday 13th April 2026 | Friday 22nd May 2026 |
| Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 4th May 2026 | ||
| Summer 2026 - 2nd half term | Monday 1st June 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.
Information about term, holiday and closure dates for schools across York can be found on the council website.