Term Dates

Inset Days and School Closures

Any fixed inset days that apply to all schools are on this page. Schools also have 4 extra inset days per year and the dates can differ. These four extra Inset days will be published on our website in the first half term.

Please Note: Updated information on Term Dates are also available from:

Staffordshire Education Term Dates

Download the latest term dates iCal Calendar file (64 KB)

Summer Term 2026

Term Starts: Monday 13 April

May Day: Monday 4 May

Holiday: Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May

Term Ends: Friday 17th July

INSET Day: Monday 20th July

Holiday: Tuesday 21 July – Monday 31 August

Please Note: Tuesday, 1 September 2026 will be fixed as an inset day.

Autumn Term 2026

Inset day: Tuesday 1st & 3rd September

Please note all INSET Days are yet to be confirmed for the academic year 2026-2027

Term Starts: Thursday 3rd September

Holiday: Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October

Term Ends: Friday 18 December

Holiday: Monday 21 December – Friday 1 January

Spring Term 2027

Term Starts: Monday 4 January

Holiday: Monday 15 February – Friday 19 February

Term Ends: Thursday 25 March

Holiday: Monday 29 March – Friday 9 April

Easter Sunday: Sunday 28 March

Summer Term 2027

Term Starts: Monday 12 April

May Day: Monday 3 May

Holiday: Monday 31 May – Friday 4 June

Term Ends: Wednesday 21 July

Holiday: Thursday 22 July – Wednesday 1 September

Thursday, 2 September 2027 will be fixed as an inset day.

Autumn Term 2027

Inset day: Thursday 2 September (Fixed)

Please note INSET Days are yet to be confirmed for the academic year 2027-2028

Term Starts: Friday 3 September (tbc)

Holiday: Monday 25 October – Friday 29 October

Term Ends: Friday 17 December

Holiday: Monday 20 December – Friday 31 December

Spring Term 2028

Term Starts: Tuesday 4 January

Holiday: Monday 14 February – Friday 18 February

Term Ends: Friday 7 April

Holiday: Monday 10 April – Friday 21 April

Easter Sunday: Sunday 16 April

Summer Term 2028

Term Starts: Monday 24 April

May Day: Monday 1 May

Holiday: Monday 29 May – Friday 2 June

Term Ends: Friday 21 July

Holiday: Monday 24 July – Friday 1 September 2028

Monday, 4 September 2028 will be fixed as an inset day and the other four days for 2028/29 are to be identified by schools.

Autumn Term 2028

Inset day: Monday 4 September
Term Starts: Tuesday 5 September
Holiday: Monday 23 October – Friday 27 October
Term Ends: Thursday 21 December
Holiday: Friday 22 December – Friday 5 January

Spring Term 2029

Term Starts: Monday 8 January
Holiday: Monday 12 February – Friday 16 February
Term Ends: Thursday 29 March
Holiday: Friday 30 March – Friday 13 April
Easter Sunday: Sunday 1 April

Summer Term 2029

Term Starts: Monday 16 April
May Day: Monday 7 May
Holiday: Monday 28 May – Friday 1 June
Term Ends: Wednesday 25 July
Holiday: Thursday 26 July – Friday 31 August