School term dates: 2020 to 2021
Autumn term
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Starts |
Tuesday 1 September 2020 |
|
Half term |
Monday 26 October 2020 to Friday 30 October 2020 |
|
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 |
|
Ends |
Friday 26 March 2021 |
|
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. Suffolk County Council recommends the following dates as PD days for maintained schools:
- Tuesday 1 September 2020
- Wednesday 2 September 2020
- Monday 2 November 2020
- Monday 4 January 2021
- Friday 12 February 2021
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, 86KB).
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 | Saturday 18 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 | Saturday 9 April 2022 to Sunday 24 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.
School term dates: 2022 to 2023
Download the school term dates calendar for 2022 to 2023 (PDF, 86KB).
Autumn term
| Starts | Thursday 1 September 2022 |
| Half term | Monday 24 October 2022 to Friday 28 October 2022 |
| Ends | Friday 16 December 2022 |
| Christmas holiday | Saturday 17 December 2022 to Monday 2 January 2023 |
Spring term
| Starts | Tuesday 3 January 2023 |
| Half term | Monday 13 February 2023 to Friday 17 February 2023 |
| Ends | Friday 31 March 2023 |
| Spring (Easter) holiday | Saturday 1 April 2023 to Sunday 16 April 2023 |
Summer term
| Starts | Monday 17 April 2023 |
| Half term | Monday 29 May 2023 to Friday 2 June 2023 |
| Ends | Friday 21 July 2023 |
| Summer holiday | Saturday 22 July 2023 to Thursday 31 August 2023 |
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:
- Thursday 1 September 2022
- Friday 2 September 2022
- Monday 31 October 2022
- Tuesday 3 January 2023
- Monday 20 February 2023
Academies and Free Schools can set their own term dates.
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