Download the school term dates calendar for 2021 to 2022 (PDF, 86KB).
Autumn term
Starts |
Wednesday 1 September 2021 |
Half term |
Monday 25 October 2021 to Friday 29 October 2021 |
Ends |
Friday 17 December 2021 |
Christmas holiday |
Saturday 18 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 |
Spring term
Starts |
Tuesday 4 January 2022 |
Half term |
Monday 21 February 2022 to Friday 25 February 2022 |
Ends |
Friday 8 April 2022 |
Spring (Easter) holiday |
Saturday 9 April 2022 to Sunday 24 April 2022 |
Summer term
Starts |
Monday 25 April 2022 |
Half term |
Monday 30 May 2022 to Friday 3 June 2022 |
Ends |
Thursday 21 July 2022 |
Summer holiday |
Friday 22 July 2022 to Wednesday 31 August 2022 |
Additional Bank Holiday for Queen's Platinum Jubilee
The Department for Education (DfE) has laid regulations to reduce the minimum number of sessions schools are required to meet in the academic year 2021/22 and to enable everyone to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen on 3 June 2022.
A change is being made to the Pay and Conditions for school staff to allow this additional day, reducing the minimum number of sessions which must be held in the school year 2021/2022 from 380 to 378 (189 days + 5 Professional Development Days).
Suffolk County Council recommends that this additional bank holiday be taken on Friday 18 February 2022 but please check directly with your child's school as academies and free schools can choose their own term dates. We encourage as many schools as possible to set this date as this will help us to minimise additional school travel and catering service costs.
Non-pupil days or 'PD' days
All maintained schools set 5 teacher training days called Professional Development (PD) days. Suffolk County Council recommends the following dates as PD days for maintained schools:
- Wednesday 1 September 2021
- Friday 22 October 2021
- Tuesday 4 January 2022
- Monday 28 February 2022
- Friday 8 April 2022
Academies and Free Schools can set their own term dates so please check with your child's school.