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Derbyshire school term dates

Derbyshire breaks at a different time from most of England in at least one week a year. Those weeks are school holidays for you and term time almost everywhere else — no absence, no penalty notice, and none of the peak-week pricing.

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Out of step with England

Weeks Derbyshire is off and most of England is not

Counted against the councils in this dataset, not all 153 — see how this is built.

Derbyshire term dates 2027–28

Academic year 2027–28
Term or holidayStartsEnds
Autumn term (first half)6 Sep 202722 Oct 2027
October half-term25 Oct 202729 Oct 2027
Autumn term (second half)1 Nov 202722 Dec 2027
Christmas holiday23 Dec 20275 Jan 2028
Spring term (first half)6 Jan 202818 Feb 2028
February half-term21 Feb 202825 Feb 2028
Spring term (second half)28 Feb 20287 Apr 2028
Easter holiday10 Apr 202821 Apr 2028
Summer term (first half)24 Apr 202826 May 2028
May half-term29 May 20282 Jun 2028
Summer term (second half)5 Jun 202824 Jul 2028
Summer holiday25 Jul 2028—

Derbyshire term dates 2028–29

Academic year 2028–29
Term or holidayStartsEnds
Autumn term (first half)5 Sep 202820 Oct 2028
October half-term23 Oct 202827 Oct 2028
Autumn term (second half)30 Oct 202822 Dec 2028
Christmas holiday25 Dec 20285 Jan 2029
Spring term (first half)8 Jan 202916 Feb 2029
February half-term19 Feb 202923 Feb 2029
Spring term (second half)26 Feb 202929 Mar 2029
Easter holiday30 Mar 202913 Apr 2029
Summer term (first half)16 Apr 202925 May 2029
May half-term28 May 20291 Jun 2029
Summer term (second half)4 Jun 202925 Jul 2029
Summer holiday26 Jul 2029—

Derbyshire term dates 2029–30

Academic year 2029–30
Term or holidayStartsEnds
Autumn term (first half)6 Sep 202926 Oct 2029
October half-term29 Oct 20292 Nov 2029
Autumn term (second half)5 Nov 202921 Dec 2029
Christmas holiday24 Dec 20294 Jan 2030
Spring term (first half)7 Jan 203015 Feb 2030
February half-term18 Feb 203022 Feb 2030
Spring term (second half)25 Feb 20305 Apr 2030
Easter holiday8 Apr 203022 Apr 2030
Summer term (first half)23 Apr 203024 May 2030
May half-term27 May 203031 May 2030
Summer term (second half)3 Jun 203026 Jul 2030
Summer holiday29 Jul 2030—

Compare with the rest of England

October half-term 2027–28 across EnglandChristmas holidays 2027–28 across EnglandFebruary half-term 2027–28 across EnglandEaster holidays 2027–28 across EnglandMay half-term 2027–28 across EnglandSummer holidays 2027–28 across EnglandOctober half-term 2028–29 across EnglandChristmas holidays 2028–29 across EnglandFebruary half-term 2028–29 across EnglandEaster holidays 2028–29 across EnglandMay half-term 2028–29 across EnglandSummer holidays 2028–29 across England

Source: Derbyshire’s published term dates. Checked 25 Aug 2026.