Derbyshire County Council School Term and Holiday Dates
2024/2025 academic year
Please check for INSET days below
- 4 September 2024 to 25 October 2024
- 4 November 2024 to 20 December 2024
- 6 January 2025 to 14 February 2025 (1.25pm)
- 24 February 2025 to 4 April 2025
- 22 April 2024 to 23 May 2025 (5 May 2024 is a bank holiday)
- 2 June 2024 to 24 July 2025
In addition, the following INSET Days have been arranged for 2024 – 2025:
Wednesday 4th September 2024 (INSET)
Thursday 19th September & Friday 20th September 2024 (INSET)
Monday 24th February 2025 (INSET)
Friday 6th June 2025 (INSET)
Additional dates for your diary 2024-2025:
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.
| Wednesday 4th September | INSET day |
| Thursday 5th September | Children return to school |
| Wednesday 11th September | Mindfulness themed lunch SMILER’s day in school |
| Thursday 12th September | MAST collective worship School and church council manifestos |
| Friday 13th September | School Council elections |
| Tuesday 17th September | Church Council training event in school 1.15 – 2.00pm |
| Thursday 19th September | INSET day |
| Friday 20th September | INSET day |
| Thursday 26th September | Key stage 2 after school sports club starts |
| Tuesday 15th October | Water workshops in school (am) Harvest theme day dinner Harvest Festival 2.30pm (School Hall) – parents and carers welcome |
| Wednesday 16th October | Flu Vaccinations |
| Monday 21st October | Individual school photos Parents evening |
| Tuesday 22nd October | Parents evening |
| Friday 25th October | Last day of term |
| HALF TERM (31st October – final day to apply for secondary places) | |
| Monday 4th November | Children return to school |
| Wednesday 6th November | Forest Schools – Key stage 2 |
| Thursday 7th November | MAST collective worship |
| Monday 11th – 15th November | Anti Bulling week in school – This years theme is Choose RESPECT |
| Thursday 14th November | After school club starts for key stage 2 3.15pm – 4.15pm |
| Friday 15th November | Children in Need |
| Monday 2nd December | Christmas tree and decorations up in school |
| Thursday 5th December | Christmas jumper day / bring a bottle |
| Friday 6th December | Christmas Fair – in school 2.00pm |
| Thursday 12th December | Nativity – 2.00pm Nativity – 5.00pm |
| Tuesday 17th December | Christmas party day |
| Wednesday 18th December | Christmas Dinner |
| Thursday 19th December | Christingle service at St Mark’s Church 2.15pm |
| Friday 20th December | School finishes for Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS | |
| Monday 6th January | Children return to school |
| Wednesday 8th January | Forest School starts for Key stage 2 |
| Wednesday 29th January | Bird watch walk to Ogston Reservoir (1.15 – 3.15) |
| Tuesday 11th February | Safer Internet day |
| Thursday 13th February | Sing Together performance at Tupton Village Hall (y3/4 + choir) |
| Friday 14th February | School finishes for half term |
| Half Term | |
| Monday 24th February | INSET day |
| Tuesday 25th February | Children start back |
| Tuesday 4th March | Pancake party at Church |
| Thursday 6th March | WORLD BOOK DAY – dress up as your favourite book character. 9.00 – Book Café (parents are welcome to come along) World Book day theme day school dinner |
| Thursday 13th March | First of 10 swimming sessions for key stage 2 (11am – 12pm) |
| Friday 14th March | Red Nose Day |
| Tuesday 18th March | Book Fair in school for 1 week |
| Thursday 20th March | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Monday 24th March / Tuesday 25th March | Parents evenings |
| Thursday 26th March | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Thursday 3rd April | Key stage 2 swimming |
| Friday 4th April | Easter egg hunt Easter service in school School finishes for Easter |
| Easter Holidays | |
| Monday 21st April | Easter Monday – no school |
| Tuesday 22nd April | Return to school after Easter |
| Wednesday 23rd April | Forest Schools – Woodpeckers |
| Thursday 24th April | Swimming for key stage 2 (session 5) |
| Thursday 1st May | Swimming for key stage 2 |
| Monday 5th May | Bank Holiday |
| Tuesday 6th May | Breakfast club starts for Year 6 8.00am |
| Thursday 8th May | Swimming for key stage 2 |
| Monday 12th May | Key stage 2 Spelling, grammar and punctuation SATs |
| Tuesday 13th May | Key stage 2 reading SAT’s |
| Wednesday 14th May | Key stage 2 Maths Paper A and arithmetic paper |
| Thursday 15th May | Key stage 2 Maths Paper B Swimming for key stage 2 |
| Thursday 22nd May | Swimming for key stage 2 |
| Friday 23rd May | School closes for half term |
| Half Term | |
| Monday 2nd June | School returns Y5 / 6 Residential to Whitehall |
| Tuesday 3rd June | Y5 / 6 Residential to Whitehall |
| Wednesday 4th | Y5 / 6 Residential to Whitehall Forest schools for Peregrines |
| Thursday 5th June | Last swimming for key stage 2 |
| Friday 6th June | INSET DAY |
| Monday 9th June | Phonics testing for year 1 (throughout the week) Year 4 x tables testing (throughout the week) |
| Monday 16th June – Friday 20th June | School safety week |
| Monday 16th June | Fire safety talk |
| Monday 23rd – 26th June | Tibshelf transition for Y6 |
| Tuesday 25th June | |
| Thursday 26th June | New reception visit 9.30 – 11.30 |
| Tuesday 1st – 3rd July | Tupton Transition for Y6 |
| Tuesday 1st July | Meeting for new reception parents New reception children visit 1.30 – 3.00pm |
| Thursday 3rd July | New reception children visit 9.15am – 11.45am |
| Tuesday 8th July | New Reception children vists + stay for lunch 9.15am – 12.30pm |
| Wednesday 9th July | Sports day 1.30 – all welcome |
| Friday 11th July | School fundraising day Sponsored walk around the Woolley Moor Trail (am) Summer fair – Games and stalls on the field 2.30 – 4.00pm |
| Monday 14th July | Reports go out to parents |
| Tuesday 15th July | Visits to new classes in school – whole morning |
| Wednesday 16th – 17th | Lea Green Residential for year Y3/Y4 |
| Thursday 24th July | Last day of term Leavers service 2.00pm (at school) |