Please note that the school will open and close at the usual times for all term sessions, as detailed in your child’s planner and on our website.
Term Dates for 2024-2025
The following are based on the recommended term dates provided by City of York Council for schools in the City of York area for the academic year 2024-2025 and include the planned staff training/professional development days. 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.
Click here to download the Planned Term Dates 2024-2025 as a .pdf
| Term | School opens to pupils: | Last day for pupils: |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn 2024 - 1st half term | Tuesday 3rd September 2024 | Friday 25th October 2024 |
| Autumn 2024 - 2nd half term | Monday 4th November 2024 | Thursday 19th December 2024 |
| Spring 2025 - 1st half term | Tuesday 7th January 2025 | Friday 14th February 2025 |
| Spring 2025 - 2nd half term | Monday 24th February 2025 | Friday 4th April 2025 |
| Summer 2025 - 1st half term | Tuesday 22nd April 2025 | Friday 23rd May 2025 |
| Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 5th May 2025 | ||
| Summer 2025 - 2nd half term | Monday 2nd June 2025 | Friday 18th July 2025 |
2024-2025 Planned Teacher Training Days and Bank Holidays
- Monday 2nd September 2024
- Friday 20th December 2024
- Monday 6th January 2025
- Monday 5th May 2025 – Early May Bank Holiday
- Monday 21st July 2025
- Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Planned Term Dates for 2025-2026
The following are based on the recommended term dates provided by City of York Council for schools in the City of York area for the academic year 2025-2026. In addition, all schools will also be closed to pupils for a further five staff training/professional development days and we will publish our 2025-26 training days on the website once they are available.
| Term | First Day of Term | Last Day of Term |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn 2025 - 1st half term | Monday 1st September 2025 | Friday 24th October 2025 |
| Autumn 2025 - 2nd half term | Monday 3rd November 2025 | Friday 19th December 2025 |
| Spring 2026 - 1st half term | Monday 5th January 2026 | Friday 13th February 2026 |
| Spring 2026 - 2nd half term | Monday 23rd February 2026 | Friday 27th March 2026 |
| Summer 2026 - 1st half term | Monday 13th April 2026 | Friday 22nd May 2026 |
| Please note the Bank Holiday on Monday 4th May 2026 | ||
| Summer 2026 - 2nd half term | Monday 1st June 2026 | Monday 20th July 2026 |
Information about the term dates for all City of York maintained schools can be found on the City of York Council website.
Request For Leave of Absence
WHAT THE LAW SAYS:
All children must attend school during term time. Schools and headteachers are not allowed to
authorise any requests for leave of absence in term time unless it is for exceptional circumstances.
You can find the full Lord Deramore’s Attendance Policy on the Policies & Key Documents page.
UNAUTHORISED ABSENCES:
The school have to automatically report the following types of absences as unauthorised:
- All family holidays at any time during the school term
- Visiting relatives, family or friends
- Parental work or study commitments (the University of York actively endorses children’s full
attendance at school during term time)
WHAT THE HEADTEACHER WILL DO:
The headteacher is only allowed to authorise an absence if it falls under the definition of ‘exceptional
circumstances’. All other absence requests will be recorded as unauthorised on your child’s records.
- If issued with a first penalty notice, the parent must pay £80 within 21 days, or £160 within 28 days.
- If a second penalty notice is issued to the same parent in respect of the same pupil, the parent must pay £160 if paid within 28 days.
- A third penalty notice cannot be issued to the same parent in respect of the same child within 3 years of the date of the issue of the first penalty notice. In a case where the national threshold is met for a third time within those 3 years, alternative action will be taken instead.
Sections 444A and 444B of the Education Act 1996 (the act) empower authorised local authority (LA) officers, schools or the police to issue penalty notices (PNs) in cases of unauthorised absence from school. Please see https://www.york.gov.uk/SchoolAttendance for more information.