How we check the dates
Termbook takes school term dates from each council's own page or document and UK bank holiday dates from GOV.UK. Dates are checked independently against these sources before publication and are never estimated. Where a date is worked out from the council's information, it is labelled as calculated. Where information is missing or contradictory, no date is shown. Source links and the dates they were read appear under Sources and updates, so you can check the original information. If the council's or school's own dates differ from those shown here, their dates apply.
Calculated dates
A date marked "calculated from the council's dates" was not given as that exact date by the council. It was worked out from the council's own information: the dates on either side of a break, or a calendar where the council says shaded days are holidays. The council publishes the information for both boundaries of the break; neither boundary is estimated.
Why a date is missing
"Not published by the council" means the council's source does not give the date. "Not given as a term date by the council" means the council gives the holiday dates but not the last or first day of term. "Not given consistently by the council" means the council's source contradicts itself. No date is shown in these cases. Ask your school or council for the date you need. "Shown only in the council's colour calendar" means the council marks the dates by colour in a calendar without writing them out, so no date is shown.
Why your school's dates may differ
Academies, free schools, foundation schools and voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Schools also choose some of their staff training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school. A council may recommend a calendar to all schools in its area, but individual schools may make different arrangements. Check your school's own calendar for the dates that apply to pupils.
Questions and answers
Which schools follow council term dates?
Councils set term dates for community and voluntary controlled schools. Academies, free schools, foundation schools and voluntary aided schools can set their own dates. A council may also recommend a calendar to schools, so check your school's own dates before making arrangements.
Are INSET days included?
INSET days are noted where a council identifies the first or last day of term as a staff training day, when pupils are not in school. The note says whether the date is set, recommended or proposed by the council. Schools may choose other training days, so check your school's calendar too.
Where do these dates come from?
School term dates come from each council's own page or document, and UK bank holiday dates come from GOV.UK. Dates are checked independently against those sources before publication. Source links and the dates they were read appear under Sources and updates on the relevant page.