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)
Autumn Term 2024
Inset day: Monday 2 September & Tuesday 3 September
Term Starts: Wednesday 4th September
Holiday: Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November
INSET Day: Monday 4th November
Term Ends: Friday 20 December
Holiday: Monday 23 December – Friday 3 January
Schools will be encouraged to set Monday, 21 July as an inset day but closed in lieu of twilight training.
Spring Term 2025
Term Starts: Monday 6 January
Holiday: Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February
INSET Day: Monday 24th February
Term Ends: Friday 11 April
Holiday: Monday 14 April – Friday 25 April
Easter Sunday: Sunday 20 April
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
(Please Note: The remaining 4 INSET days will be confirmed in Summer 2 Term prior to the six weeks holiday.)
Inset day: Monday 1 September
Term Starts: Tuesday 2 September
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.
Spring Term 2026
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
Summer Term 2026
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