Payment system

Work is taking place to our payments system on Monday, January 20. Payments will not be able to be made online or by telephone or at our kiosks during this time. Thank you for your patience.

Term dates

In this section

  1. Spring term 2020
  2. Summer term 2020
  3. Autumn term 2020
  4. Spring term 2021
  5. Summer term 2021
  6. Autumn term 2021
  7. Spring term 2022
  8. Summer term 2022

Autumn term 2021

Schools open Wednesday, September 1
Schools close Friday, October 22
Half term Monday, October 25 to Friday, October 29
Schools open Monday, November 1
Schools close Friday, December 17
Christmas holiday Monday, December 20 to Monday, January 3


Schools have five extra inset days per year, which the schools themselves choose the dates for. Check your child's school's website for details. 

Schools not run by the city council (such as academies) are free to choose their own term dates, although we encourage all schools to accept the term dates agreed on these pages.