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 2025

Term Starts: Monday 28 April

May Day: Monday 5 May

Holiday: Monday 26 May – Friday 30 May

Term Ends: Friday 18 July

INSET Day: Monday 21 July

Holiday: Monday 21 July  – Friday 29 August

Autumn Term 2025

Inset days: Monday 1 September & Tuesday 2 October

Term Starts: Wednesday 3 September

Inset Day: Friday 24 October

Holiday: Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October 

Term Ends: Friday 19 December

Holiday: Monday 22 December – Friday 2 January

Please Note: Monday, 1 September 2025 will be fixed as an inset day and the other four inset days are to be identified by schools. Schools will be encouraged to set Monday, 20 July as an inset day but closed in lieu of twilight training. 

Term Starts: Monday 5 January

Holiday: Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February

Term Ends: Friday 27 March

Holiday: Monday 30 March – Friday 10 April

Easter Sunday: Sunday 5 April 

Term Starts: Monday 13 April

May Day: Monday 4 May

Holiday: Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May

Term Ends: Monday 20 July

Holiday: Tuesday 21 July  – Friday 28 August