Decision details

The Department for Education requires Local Authorities to set term dates for community and voluntary controlled schools, community special schools and maintained nursery schools. The Education (School Day and School Year) (England) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999 No. 3181) requires schools to have at least 380 half-day sessions (190 days) in each school year, beginning with the first term to start after July. This is consistent with the 195 days a year required by a teacher's statutory conditions of service: the additional five days are for in-service training (known as INSET days).

Following consultation to proceed with the proposed school term dates for the academic year 2020/2021.

Option 1 -
Term 1: Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Friday 23rd October 2020 (39 School Days)
Term 2: Monday 2nd November 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020 (35 School Days)
Term 3: Monday 4th January 2021 to Friday 12th February 2021 (30 School Days)
Term 4: Monday 22nd February 2021 to Thursday 1st April 2021 (29 School Days)
Term 5: Monday 19th April 2021 to Friday 28th May 2021 (29 School Days)
Term 6: Monday 7th June 2021 to Wednesday 21st July 2021 (33 School Days)

Total 195 School Days*
*In the school year 2020/21 pupils must attend for 190 days. School may decide which 5 days in the school year are INSET or non-contact days (days when pupils do not attend)