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Beatrix Potter School

Term Dates and Attendance

Dates for 2024  - 2025 

INSET days are included below

Term Dates

2025 - 26

Autumn 2025
INSET Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Term Starts for Children Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Half Term Monday 27th to Friday 31st October 2025
INSET Monday 3rd November 2025
Term Ends Friday 19th December 2025 (EYFS ONLY - LAST DAY 18th DECEMBER - INSET DAY FRIDAY 19th DECEMBER)
Spring 2026
INSET Monday 5th January
Term Starts for Children Tuesday 6th January
Half Term Monday 16th February 2026 to Friday 20th February 2026
Term Ends  Friday 27th March 2026
Summer 2026
Term Starts for All Monday 13th April 2026
Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026
Half Term Monday 25th to Friday 29th May 2026
INSET Monday 20th July 2026
Term Ends For children the last day is Friday 17th July

 

 Term dates 2026 2027

Autumn 2026
INSET Tuesday 1st  September 2026 & Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Term Starts for Children Thursday 3rd September 2026
Half Term Monday 26th October 2026 to Friday 30th October 2026
INSET Monday 2nd November 2026
Term Ends Friday 18th December 2026
Spring Term
INSET Tuesday 5th January 2027
Term Starts for Children Wednesday 6th January 2027
Half Term Monday 15th February 2027 to Friday 19th February 2027
Term Ends  Thursday 25th March 2027
Summer Term
Term Starts for All Monday 12th April 2027
Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May
Half Term Monday 31st May 2027 to Friday 4th June 2027
Term Ends for Children Wednesday 21st July
INSET Thursday 22nd July 2027

 

Attendance

It is our goal to strive for the best attendance for our children. Evidence shows us that there is a direct link between primary school attendance and how well a child does at GCSE. For a child to do their best, they must attend for a minimum of 95% each year (no more than 9 and a half days off in one academic year). We expect that many of our families will be far above this and even reaching 100%.

Therefore we very rarely authorise any term time absence, including extra days for travel around a school holiday.

If you believe that there are truly exceptional reasons for a term time absence, please complete this form: Exceptional Circumstances ONLY Term Time Absence

We have a strict attendance policy in order to support our families to maintain the best attendance: 

Attendance Policy