Term Dates

Please note that the school will open and close at the usual times for all term sessions, as detailed on our website.

Term Dates for 2026-2027

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 2026-2027 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 Term Dates 2026-2027 as a .pdf

2026-2027 Teacher Training Days and Bank Holidays

• Monday 7th September 2026
• Friday 18th December 2026
• Monday 4th January 2027
• Monday 3rd May 2027 – Early May Bank Holiday
• Friday 30th April 2027
• Monday 26th July 2027

Planned Term Dates for 2027-2028

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 2026-2027. In addition, all schools will also be closed to pupils for a further five staff training/professional development days and we will publish our 2027-28 training days on the website once they are available.

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

We are now using a new online form for all leave of absence requests, which replaces our previous paper forms. The form is available here: https://forms.gle/sXFzAGYmC3Pp4jDs9

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.

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 THIS MEANS:

The vast majority of leave taken during term time will be unauthorised.

The Government and local authority have become increasingly strict about the circumstances in which schools are able to authorise leave of absence.

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.

Please remember that once a child has 10 sessions of unauthorised absence (five days) the local authority will issue a Fixed Penalty Notice of up to £160.

Please also be aware that extended periods of absence can put a child’s school place at risk. In particular, where a child is out of the UK for a period of more than 2 weeks, they may need to reapply for a place on their return. Please avoid any long international visits during term time and plan accordingly.

You can find the full Attendance Policy on the Policies & Key Documents page.