Derbyshire County Council School Term and Holiday Dates (up to 2030)
2025/2026 academic year
Please check for INSET days below
- 8 September 2025 to 24 October 2025
- 4 November 2025 to 19 December 2025
- 6 January 2026 to 13 February 2026
- 23 February 2026 to 27 March 2026
- 13 April 2026 to 22 May 2026 (4 May 2026 is a bank holiday)
- 1 June 2026 to 23 July 2026
In addition, the following INSET Days (school closed to children) have been arranged for 2025 – 2026:
- Thursday 4th September 2025 INSET
- Friday 5th September 2025 INSET
- Monday 3rd November 2025 INSET
- Monday 5th January 2026 INSET
- Monday 15th June 2026 INSET
Additional dates for your diary 2025-2026:
Full information about events will be sent out as necessary nearer the time of the event via Class Dojo, so please look out for this. Dates for sporting activities and clubs to be added shortly.
| Thursday 5th September | INSET day |
| Friday 5th September | INSET day |
| Monday 8th September | Return to school for all children |
| Wednesday 10th September | Key stage 2 Forest schools (Peregrines and Kingfishers) |
| Thursday 11th September | School and church council manifestos MAST collective worship (TBC) |
| Friday 12th September | Church and School Council elections |
| Monday 15th September | Peter collective worship (TBC) Drumming for Y3 / 4 starts (15 weeks) Spanish for Woodpeckers starts Spanish after school club for Peregrines and Kingfishers starts |
| Tuesday 16th September | Phonics development day in school |
| Wednesday 17th September | Year 1 and 2 multi skills at Alfreton Leisure Centre 9.30am – 12.00pm Key stage 2 Forest Schools Themed dinner – ‘our parents favourites’ |
| Thursday 18th September | Open morning for prospective new parents Dodgeball after school club starts x 5 weeks Tupton Open evening |
| Friday 19th September | Recycling workshops for key stage 2 |
| Monday 22nd September | Mrs Roberts presenting teddies (TBC) |
| Monday 29th September | 2.15 – Coffee and cake (Literacy) |
| Thursday 2nd October | Space themed lunch |
| Thursday 16th October | 9.00am Harvest festival Last dodgeball club |
| Monday 20th October | Harvest food collection Parents evening Children designing cards for Christmas |
| Tuesday 21st October | Flu immunisations Parents evening |
| Wednesday 22nd October | Y3/4 Bench ball for Year 3 and 4 at ALC |
| Friday 24th October | Ashover football tournament 12.15 – 3.00 10 x Y5 / 6 Last day of term |
| HALF TERM (31st October – Final date to apply for secondary school places) | |
| Monday 3rd November | INSET DAY |
| Tuesday 4th November | Children return to school |
| Wednesday 5th November | Y3/4 fencing at Alfreton Leisure Centre 9.30 – 12.00 |
| Thursday 6th November | Badminton club starts for 5 weeks |
| Friday 7th November | Deadline for handing Cauliflower cards in |
| November 10th – 14th | Anti Bullying week – Power for Good |
| Tuesday 11th November | Remembrance service at church (TBC) |
| Thursday 13th November | MAST collective worship Badminton club starts for 5 weeks |
| Friday 14th November | Children in Need |
| Wednesday 19th November | Indoor athletics at Alfreton Leisure Centre 10 x Y5/6 children |
| Tuesday 25th November | Coffee and cake – well being |
| Friday 28th November | Christmas Tree delivery |
| Monday 1st December | Decorating the tree |
| Thursday 4th December | Christmas Jumper day / bring bottle Last Badminton Club |
| Friday 5th December | Christmas Fair 2 – 3.30 |
| Wednesday 10th December | Y5/6 dodgeball at Alfreton Leisure Centre 9.30 – 12.00 |
| Thursday 11th December | Nativity performance – 2.00pm Nativity performance – 5.00pm |
| Tuesday 16th December | Pantomime 10.00am (Jack and the beanstalk) Christmas Party – afternoon |
| Wednesday 17th | Christmas Dinner |
| Friday 19th December | Last day of term |
| Christmas Holidays | |
| Monday 5th January | INSET DAY |
| Tuesday 6th January | Children return to school |
| Thursday 8th January | Outdoor adventure club starts for 5 weeks |
| Tuesday 13th January | Peter in for Collective Worship |
| Wednesday 14th January | Y3/4 Invasion games at Alfreton Leisure Centre 9.30 – 12.00 |
| Monday 19th January | World Religion Day |
| Tuesday 27th January | Half Termly coffee and cake 2.15pm school hall – all welcome Focus – Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) A chance to come into school for updates / share ideas / ask questions |
| Wednesday 28th January | OGSTON bird watch walk |
| Thursday 5th February | Last outdoor adventure after school club |
| Tuesday 10th February | Safet Internet day |
| Wednesday 11th February | Year 1 and 2 mini tennis at Alfreton Leisure Centre 9.30 – 12.00 Valentines Disco (TBC) |
| Thursday 12th February | Sing2gether at Tupton Village Hall |
| Friday 13th February | Last day of half term Peregrines Cresswell Craggs visit |
| HALF TERM | |
| Monday 23rd February | Return to school |
| Wednesday 25th February | Forest schools starts for Woodpeckers (every Wednesday until July) |
| Thursday 26th February | After school Hockey cub starts |
| Friday 27th February | Stand up to Bullying day |
| Thursday 5th March | World book day WORLD BOOK DAY – dress up as your favourite book character. 9.00 – Book Café (parents are welcome to come along) Half Termly coffee and cake 9.45 (when children return to class) Focus – Curriculum A chance to come into school for updates / share ideas / ask questions World Book day theme day school dinner |
| Friday 13th March | Red Nose Day |
| Monday 16th March | Parents evenings |
| Tuesday 17th March | Parents evenings |
| Friday 20th March | Year 5 / 6 football tournament, Ashover School 12.15 – 3.00 10 x Y5/6 |
| Thursday 26th March | Water Polo at Alfreton Leisure Centre 9.30 – 12.00 10 x Y5/6 Last after school hockey club |
| Friday 27th March | Easter Service Easter egg hunt Last Day of School |
| Easter Holidays | |
| Monday 13th April | Return to school |
| Wednesday 15th April | Cross Country at Tupton Rugby Club 9.30 – 12.00 Y3 – 6 4 boys and 4 girls from each year group |
| Thursday 16th April | Key stage 2 swimming Cricket club starts |
| Wednesday 29th April | Coffee and cake RSE / PSHCE |
| Thursday 23rd April | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Thursday 30th April | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Monday 4th May | BANK HOLIDAY |
| Tuesday 5th May | Peter Collective Worship |
| Thursday 7th May | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Monday 11th May | Breakfast club for year 6 from 8.00am Key stage 2 Spelling, grammar and punctuation SATs |
| Tuesday 12th May | Breakfast club for year 6 from 8.00am Key stage 2 reading SAT’s |
| Wednesday 13th May | Breakfast club for year 6 from 8.00am Key stage 2 Maths Paper A and arithmetic paper Woodpeckers Forest schools |
| Thursday 14th May | Breakfast club for year 6 from 8.00am Key stage 2 Maths Paper B Swimming for key stage 2 Last after school cricket club |
| Monday 18th May | Well dressings week |
| Thursday 21st May | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Friday 22nd May | Last day of school |
| Half Term | |
| Monday 1st June | Return to school Year 4 x tables testing (throughout the week) |
| Thursday 4th June | Key stage 2 swimming After School athletics club starts |
| Monday 8th June | Phonics testing for year 1 (throughout the week) |
| Tuesday 9th June | Grape and wafer (TBC) |
| Thursday 11th June | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Monday 15th June | INSET DAY |
| Tuesday 16th June | Woodpeckers football at Derby County Training Ground 9.30 – 12.00pm |
| Thursday 18th June | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Thursday 25th June | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Friday 26th June | Sports day |
| Monday 29th June | EIS Sheffield sports event 8.45 – 3.15 (approx. £10 for coach) |
| Wednesday 1st July | Tupton Transition |
| Thursday 2nd July | Tupton Transition Woodpeckers visit to Tropical Butterfly house (TBC) Key stage 2 swimming gala at Alfreton Leisure Centre 9.30 – 12.00 Last after school athletics club |
| Friday 3rd July | Tupton Transition |
| Wednesday 8th July | School sponsored walk |
| Friday 10th July | Summer fair 2.00 – 3.30 |
| 15th – 17th July | Whitehall residential (Year 6 children only) |
| Thursday 16th July | ART DAY Woolley Moor and Scarecrows |
| Thursday 21st July | Leavers Picnic |
| Wednesday 22nd July | Leavers disco |
| Thursday 23rd July | Leavers Assembly Last day of the term |