Term Dates (for Nursery)

Inset Days and Nursery Closures

Any fixed inset days that apply to all Nursery Schools/schools are on this page. Nursery schools also have 4 extra inset days per year and the dates can differ. These four extra Inset days will be published on our website in the first half term.

Please Note: Updated information on Term Dates are also available from:

Staffordshire Education Term Dates

Download the latest term dates iCal Calendar file (349 KB) 

Autumn Term 2026

Inset days: Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2nd September 

Term Starts: Thursday 3rd September 

Holiday: Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October                   

Term Ends: Friday 18 December 

Holiday: Monday 21 December – Friday 1 January      

Spring Term 2027

INSET Day:  Monday 4 January

Term Starts: Tuesday 5 January

Holiday: Monday 15 February – Friday 19 February                

INSET Day:  Monday 22 February

Term Starts: Tuesday 23 February

Term Ends: Thursday 25 March 

Holiday: Monday 29 March – Friday 9 April

Easter Sunday: Sunday 28 March   

Summer Term 2027

INSET Day: tbc

Term Starts: Monday 12 April

May Day: Monday 3 May

Holiday: Monday 31 May – Friday 4 June           

Term Ends: Wednesday 21 July                       

Holiday: Thursday 22 July – Wednesday 1 September 

Thursday, 2 September 2027 will be fixed as an inset day.  

Autumn Term 2027

Inset day: Thursday 2 September (Fixed)

Please note INSET Days are yet to be confirmed for Autumn Term

Term Starts: Friday 3 September (tbc)

Holiday: Monday 25 October – Friday 29 October  

Term Ends: Friday 17 December

Holiday: Monday 20 December – Friday 31 December 

Spring Term 2028

Term Starts: Tuesday 4 January

Holiday: Monday 14 February – Friday 18 February  

Term Ends: Friday 7 April

Holiday: Monday 10 April – Friday 21 April 

Easter Sunday: Sunday 16 April  

Summer Term 2028

Term Starts: Monday 24 April

May Day: Monday 1 May 

Holiday: Monday 29 May – Friday 2 June  

Term Ends: Friday 21 July

Holiday: Monday 24 July – Friday 1 September 2028

Autumn Term 2028

Monday, 4 September 2028 will be fixed as an inset day and the other four days for 2028/29 are to be identified by schools. 

• Inset day: Monday 4 September
• Term Starts: Tuesday 5 September 
• Holiday: Monday 23 October – Friday 27 October        
• Term Ends: Thursday 21 December 
• Holiday: Friday 22 December – Friday 5 January        

Spring Term 2029

• Term Starts: Monday 8 January
• Holiday: Monday 12 February – Friday 16 February        
• Term Ends: Thursday 29 March
• Holiday: Friday 30 March – Friday 13 April
• Easter Sunday: Sunday 1 April    

Summer Term 2029

• Term Starts: Monday 16 April
• May Day: Monday 7 May
• Holiday: Monday 28 May – Friday 1 June        
• Term Ends: Wednesday 25 July 
• Holiday: Thursday 26 July – Friday 31 August