School term dates: 2020 to 2021
Autumn term
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Starts |
Tuesday 1 September 2020 |
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Half term |
Monday 26 October 2020 to Friday 30 October 2020 |
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Ends |
Friday 18 December 2020 |
|
Christmas holiday |
Saturday 19 December 2020 to Sunday 3 January 2021 |
Spring term
|
Starts |
Monday 4 January 2021 |
|
Half term |
Monday 15 February 2021 to Friday 19 February 2021 |
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Ends |
Friday 26 March 2021 |
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Spring (Easter) holiday |
Saturday 27 March 2021 to Sunday 11 April 2021 (includes Bank Holidays) |
Summer term
| Starts | Monday 12 April 2021 |
| Half term | Monday 31 May 2021 (May Bank Holiday) to Friday 4 June 2021 |
| Ends | Tuesday 20 July 2021 |
| Summer holiday | Wednesday 21 July 2021 to Tuesday 31 August 2021 |
Please note: Most schools in Suffolk follow these dates. You can check with your child's school to confirm.
Non-pupil days or 'PD' days
All schools set 5 teacher training days called Professional Development (PD) days.
Tuesday 1 September 2020, Wednesday 2 September 2020, Monday 2 November 2020, Monday 4 January 2021 and Friday 12 February 2021 are Suffolk County Council's recommended PD days.
Contact your school for details of the dates.
Academies and Free Schools can set their own term dates.
School term dates: 2021 to 2022
Download the school term dates calendar for 2021 to 2022 (PDF, 136KB).
Autumn term
| Starts | Wednesday 1 September 2021 |
| Half term | Monday 25 October 2021 to Friday 29 October 2021 |
| Ends | Friday 17 December 2021 |
| Christmas holiday | Monday 20 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 |
Spring term
| Starts | Tuesday 4 January 2022 |
| Half term | Monday 21 February 2022 to Friday 25 February 2022 |
| Ends | Friday 8 April 2022 |
| Spring (Easter) holiday | Monday 11 April 2020 to Friday 22 April 2022 |
Summer term
| Starts | Monday 25 April 2022 |
| Half term | Monday 30 May 2022 to Friday 3 June 2022 |
| Ends | Thursday 21 July 2022 |
| Summer holiday | Friday 22 July 2022 to Wednesday 31 August 2022 |
Non-pupil days or 'PD' days
All maintained schools set 5 teacher training days called Professional Development (PD) days. Suffolk County Council recommends the following dates as PD days for maintained schools:
Wednesday 1 September 2021
Friday 22 October 2021
Tuesday 4 January 2022
Monday 28 February 2022
Friday 8 April 2022.
Academies and Free Schools can set their own term dates.
Find information about school attendance and penalty notices.
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