Term Dates

You can also find term and holiday dates, together with information about training days, exam timetables and other events in school on our website calendar.  For further information about the school day please explore our different Learning Environments.

2023-2024

The following are the recommended term dates provided by City of York Council for schools in the City of York area for the academic year 2023-2024 and include the planned training days for 2023-2024.

TermFirst Day for StudentsLast Day for Students
Autumn 2023
- 1st half term
Primary - Tuesday 5th September 2023
KS3 & KS4:Thursday 7th September 2023
Friday 27th October 2023
Please note the Training Day on Monday 2nd October 2023
Autumn 2023
- 2nd half term
Monday 6th November 2023Thursday 21st December 2023
Spring 2024
- 1st half term
Monday 8th January 2024Friday 9th February 2024
Spring 2024
- 2nd half term
Monday 19th February 2024Friday 22nd March 2024
Summer 2024
- 1st half term
Monday 8th April 2024Friday 24th May 2024
Please note the Training Day on Friday 3rd May 2024
Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 6th May 2024
Summer 2024
- 2nd half term
Monday 3rd June 2024Friday 19th July 2024

2023-2024 INSET Days and Bank Holidays

  • Monday 4th September
  • Monday 2nd October
  • Friday 22nd December
  • Friday 3rd May
  • 6th May (Bank Holiday)
  • Monday 22nd July

All schools are required to close to pupils for five School Training/INSET 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.

2024-2025

The following are the recommended term dates provided by City of York Council for schools in the City of York area for the academic year 2024-2025.  In addition, all schools will also be closed to pupils for a further five Teacher Training/INSET Days.

TermTerm StartsTerms Ends
Autumn 2024
- 1st half term
Monday 2nd September 2024Friday 25th October 2024
Autumn 2024
- 2nd half term
Monday 4th November 2024Friday 20th December 2024
Spring 2025
- 1st half term
Monday 6th January 2025Friday 14th February 2025
Spring 2025
- 2nd half term
Monday 24th February 2025Friday 4th April 2025
Summer 2025
- 1st half term
Monday 22nd April 2025Friday 23rd May 2025
Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 5th May 2025
Summer 2025
- 2nd half term
Monday 2nd June 2025Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Information about term dates and school closures for schools throughout the City of York can be found on the CYC website.