School term dates and holidays
A summary of Oxfordshire school holidays and school term dates.
School term 2024 - 2025
The dates below are the school term and holiday dates for 2024-2025. 2 September 2024 has been identified as a countywide ‘available for work’ or INSET day.
| Term | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 3 September - 25 October |
| October half-term | 28 October - 1 November |
| Autumn Term | 4 November - 20 December |
| Christmas holiday | 23 December - 3 January |
| Spring Term | 6 January - 14 February |
| Spring half-term | 17 February - 21 February |
| Spring Term | 24 February - 4 April |
| Easter Holiday | 7 April - 21 April |
| Summer Term | 22 April - 23 May |
| Late Spring half-term | 26 May - 30 May |
| Summer Term | 2 June - 22 July |
Term and school holiday dates calendar 2024-2025 (pdf format, 48 KB)
School term 2025 - 2026
The dates below are the school term and holiday dates for 2025-2026. 1 September 2025 has been identified as a countywide ‘available for work’ or INSET day.
| Term | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2 September - 24 October |
| October half-term | 27 October - 31 October |
| Autumn Term | 3 November - 19 December |
| Christmas holiday | 20 December - 2 January |
| Spring Term | 5 January - 13 February |
| Spring half-term | 16 February - 20 February |
| Spring Term | 23 February - 27 March |
| Easter Holiday | 30 March – 10 April |
| Summer Term | 13 April - 22 May |
| Late Spring half-term | 25 May - 29 May |
| Summer Term | 1 June - 20 July |
Term and school holiday dates calendar 2025-2026 (pdf format, 49 KB)
INSET and other holidays
Consult your school's website or contact the school direct to check the return date for your child as schools have different INSET days.
Setting term dates
Oxfordshire school term dates are set by us following consultation with (amongst others) schools, neighbouring authorities and groups representing teaching and other staff. School term and holiday dates are determined in accordance with the legal requirement, which require that there should be 190 pupil days and 5 teacher available for work days (INSET days).