Term Dates

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, taking into account the planned five School Training/Professional Development Days that all schools must schedule.

TermFirst day for pupilsLast day for pupils
Autumn 2025 - 1st half termTuesday 2nd September 2025Friday 24th October 2025
Autumn 2025 - 2nd half termMonday 3rd November 2025Friday 19th December 2025
Spring 2026 - 1st half termTuesday 6th January 2026Friday 13th February 2026
Spring 2026 - 2nd half termMonday 23rd February 2026Thursday 26th March 2026
Summer 2026 - 1st half termMonday 13th April 2026Thursday 21st May 2026
Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 4th May 2026
Summer 2026 - 2nd half termMonday 1st June 2026Friday 17th July 2026

2025-2026 Planned Training Days and Bank Holiday Closures

  • Monday 1st September 2025
  • Monday 5th January 2026
  • Friday 27th March 2026
  • Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 4th May 2026
  • Friday 22nd May 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.


Planned Term Dates for 2026-2027

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 2026-2027. In addition, all schools will also be closed to pupils for a further five staff training/professional development days and we will publish our 2026-27 training days on the website once they are available.

TermTerm startsTerm ends
Autumn 2026 - 1st half termMonday 7th September 2026Friday 23rd October 2026
Autumn 2026 - 2nd half termMonday 2ndNovember 2026Friday 18th December 2026
Spring 2027 - 1st half termMonday 4th January 2027Friday 5th February 2027
Spring 2027 - 2nd half termMonday 15th February 2027Friday 19th March 2027
Summer 2027 - 1st half termMonday 5th April 2027Friday 28th May 2027
Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 3rd May 2027
Summer 2027 - 2nd half termMonday 7th June 2027Monday 26th July 2027

Information about term, holiday and closure dates for schools across York can be found on the council website.