These dates are for community and voluntary controlled schools in Staffordshire.
Term dates for foundation and voluntary-aided schools and academies may be different. Check with your child's school for their term dates.
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 – Monday 31 August
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 will be fixed as an inset day and the other four inset days for the 2026/27 academic year are to be identified by schools
Autumn Term 2026
- Inset day: Tuesday 1 September
- Term Starts: Wednesday 2 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 and the other four days are to be identified by schools. Schools may wish to set Friday 3 September as an inset day.
Autumn Term 2027
- Inset day: Thursday 2 September
- Term Starts: Friday 3 September
- 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 – Thursday 31 August
There are 195 school days in a year.
Schools also have 5 days out of the academic year for staff training. Contact your child’s school to find out when they will be.
Academies, free schools, foundation schools and voluntary aided schools
The dates above only apply to community, voluntary controlled, community special and maintained nursery schools in Staffordshire.
Other types of schools have freedom over their school terms and holiday dates.
They are encouraged to accept the dates set by us but they are not required to. You should contact your school for confirmation of term dates.
Exam Dates
Schools have different training and inset dates. Please contact your child's school for more information.
The Department for Education and Skills has examinations information as well as links to awarding bodies.
You can get contact details for your school, as well as information on how well your child's school is doing, using our online school search and compare pages.