Term dates

Academic year 2008-2009

Term	Starts	Ends	Holidays	Days
Autumn	Tuesday 2 September 2008*	Friday 19 December 2008	Half term: Monday 27 October 2008 to Friday 31 October 2008	74
			Christmas Holidays: Monday 22 December 2008 to Friday 2 January 2009
			New Year Bank Holiday: Thursday 1 January 2009
Spring	Monday 5 January 2009	Friday 3 April 2009	Half term: Monday 16 February to Friday 20 February 2009	60
			Easter Holidays: Good Friday 10 April 2009, Easter Monday 13 April 2009
			Spring Holidays: Monday 6 April to Friday 17 April 2009
Summer	Monday 20 April 2009	Tuesday 21 July 2009	Half term: Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May 2009	61
			May Day: Monday 4 May 2009
			Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 25 May 2009
			Summer Bank Holiday: Monday 31 August 2009

*Tuesday 2 September inset Day. The remaining four inset days to be determined by schools.

Term	Starts	Ends	Holidays	Days
Autumn	Thursday 3 September 2009**	Friday 18 December 2009	Half term: Monday 26 October 2009 to Friday 30 October 2009	72
			Christmas Holidays: Monday 21 December 2009 to Friday 1 January 2010
			New Year Bank Holiday: Thursday 1 January 2010
Spring	Monday 4 January 2010	Thursday 1 April 2010	Half term: Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2010	59
			Easter Holidays: Good Friday 2 April 2010, Easter Monday 5 April 2010
			Spring Holidays: Monday 5 April to Friday 16 April 2010
Summer	Monday 19 April 2010	Friday 23 July 2010	Half term: Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2010	64
			May Day: Monday 3 May 2010
			Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 31 May 2010
			Summer Bank Holiday: Monday 30 August 2010

** Thursday 3 September is a boroughwide Inset Day. The remaining four inset days to be determined by schools from within the 195 days

For further information on term dates please contact the education admissions team