Term Dates | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Request for Absence - Please remember that the school cannot authorise any absence for holidays.

We have published these term dates so you can plan your holidays during holiday time and not during school time. The Local Authority takes the view that taking children on holiday during term time can be damaging to a child's educational progress for two reasons. Firstly, children find it very difficult to catch up on the learning that they have missed and in the longer term this can have a negative impact on their progress. Secondly and as importantly, children can be given a very unhelpful message about the value and importance of going to school. As parents and carers you will want the best education for your child. By taking holidays during the designated holiday periods, you will be supporting your child's full school attendance, learning and development.

School Term Holiday Dates 2019/2020
Autumn Term 2019 – Monday 2nd September – Friday 20^th December
Monday 2^nd September	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Tuesday 3^rd September	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Wednesday 4^th September	Pupils Return to School
Friday 25^th October	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Monday 28^th October – Friday 1^st November	Half – Term Holiday
Friday 20^th December	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm

Spring Term 2020 – Monday 6^th January – Friday 3rd April
Monday 6^th January	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Tuesday 7^th January	Pupils Return to School
Monday 17^th February – Friday 21^st February	Half – Term Holiday
Friday 3^rd April	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm

Summer Term 2020 – Monday 20^th April – Tuesday 21^st July
Monday 20^th April	Pupils Return to School
Monday 25^th May – Friday 29^th May	Half – Term Holiday
Friday 17^th July	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm
Monday 20^th July	School Closed to Pupils – INSET
Tuesday 21^st July	School Closed to Pupils - Occasional Day

School Term Holiday Dates 2020/2021
Autumn Term 2020: Tuesday 1^st September – Friday 18^th December

Tuesday 1^st September	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Wednesday 2^nd September	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Thursday 3^rd September	Pupils Return to School
Friday 23^rd October	School Closed to Pupils - INSET

Monday 26^th October – Friday 30^th October	Half – Term Holiday

Friday 18^th December	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm

Spring Term 2021: Monday 4^th January – Friday 26^th March

Monday 4^th January	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Tuesday 5^th January	Pupils Return to School


Monday 15^th February – Friday 19^th February	Half – Term Holiday

Friday 26^th March	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm

Summer Term 2021: Monday 12^th April – Thursday 22^nd July

Monday 12^th April	Pupils Return to School
Monday 21^st June	School closed to Pupils - INSET

Monday 31^st May – Friday 4^th June	Half – Term Holiday

Tuesday 20^th July	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm
Wednesday 21^st July	School Closed to Pupils - Occasional Day
Thursday 22^nd July	School Closed to Pupils - Occasional Day