Derbyshire County Council School Term and Holiday Dates
2022/2023 academic year
Please check with your school for information about inset days.
- 1 September 2022 to 21 October 2022 (37 days)
- 31 October 2022 to 22 December 2022 ( 39 days)
- 9 January 2023 to 17 February 2023 (30 days)
- 27 February 2023 to 31 March 2023 (25 days)
- 17 April 2023 to 26 May 2023 (1 May 2023 is a bank holiday) (29 days)
- 5 June 2023 to 21 July 2023 (35 days)
In addition, the following Bank Holidays and INSET Days have been arranged for 2022 – 2023:
Thursday 1st September 2022 (INSET)
Friday 2nd September 2022 (INSET)
Monday 31st October 2022 (INSET)
Monday 27th February 2023 (INSET)
Monday 5th June 2023 (INSET)
Additional dates for your diary:
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.
| Date | Event |
| Monday 5th September | Children return to school |
| Wednesday 7th September | Forest school starts for EYFS / Y1 / Y2 Pace Ball starts for Key stage 2 |
| Wednesday 14th September | Wider Opportunities violin teaching starts for key stage 2 (30-week programme) |
| Thursday 15th September | Reverend Peter Bold Collective Worship in School – Remembering Queen Elizabeth 11 Dodgeball club starts for key stage 2 3.15 – 4.15 (5-week programme) |
| Friday 16th September | Swimming starts for key stage 2 |
| Monday 19th September | School closed for The Queen’s funeral |
| Thursday 22nd September | MAST Collective Worship |
| Tuesday 27th September | Reverend Peter Bold Collective Worship |
| Thursday 29th September | Theatre afternoon in school – The Sword in the Stone |
| Monday 3rd October | Children designing Christmas cards |
| Friday 14th October | Football tournament at Ashover 12.00pm Harvest Festival 2.30pm (School Hall) – parents and carers welcome |
| Monday 17th / Tuesday 18th October | Parents Evenings |
| Thursday 20th October | School disco – run by parents |
| Friday 21st October | Good to be Green |
| Half Term | |
| Monday 31st October | School INSET day |
| Tuesday 1st November | Children return to school |
| Wednesday 2nd November | Forest Schools starts for Y5/6 |
| Thursday 3rd November | Fencing at Alfreton Leisure Centre for Y3/4 (9.00am – 12.00pm) |
| Friday 4th November | Grape and Wafer service 2.15pm (St Marks Church) |
| Monday 7th November | Pupil voice event at Tibshelf School – Online Safety |
| Tuesday 8th November | Full Governors meeting |
| Thursday 10th November | Badminton club starts for key stage 2 3.15pm – 4.15pm |
| Monday 14th – Friday 18th November | Anti Bullying Week in school |
| Monday 14th November | NSPCC assemblies across school Key stage 2 – speak out EYFS/Key stage 1 – Pants |
| Friday 18th November | Children in Need Day |
| Saturday 26th November | Ashover Parish Christmas Fair 10.00am – 3.00pm |
| Monday 29th November | NSPCC Workshops for Year 5 / 6 School photographer in – class and individual photos |
| Thursday 1st December | Reverend Peter Bold Assembly Christmas Jumper day |
| Friday 2nd December | Christmas Fair 1.00pm – 3.00pm |
| Thursday 15th December | Christmas movie night – run by parents |
| Friday 16th December | School Nativity 2.00pm (School Hall) |
| Monday 19th December | Christmas party day |
| Tuesday 20th December | Christmas Dinner |
| Wednesday 21st December | Good to be Green day (Zorbing and Laser Tag) |
| Thursday 22nd December | Christingle Service 2.30pm (St Mark’s Church) School finishes for Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS | |
| Monday 9th January | Children return to school |
| Wednesday 11th January | Forest School starts for Y3/4 |
| Thursday 12th January | Walk through the bible starts for Y5/6 (5-week programme) |
| Tuesday 17th January | Full Governors |
| Thursday 19th January | Water Polo competition at Alfreton Leisure Centre 9.30 – 12.00 Y5/6 Walk through the Bible 1.30 – 2.30 Gymnastics club starts for key stage 2 3.15 – 4.15 |
| Tuesday 24th January | Wider opportunities singing – Woodpeckers (10 weeks) |
| Wednesday 25th January | Wider opportunities Violin Key stage 2. Parents are welcome to join us for this session and see what the children have been learning (10.00am) |
| Thursday 26th January | Y5/6 Walk through the Bible 1.30 – 2.30 |
| Wednesday 1st February | Y3/4 bird watch walk to Ogston Reservoir (1.15 – 3.15) |
| Thursday 2nd February | Y3/4 Dodgeball at Alfreton leisure Centre 9.30 – 12.00 Y5/6 Walk through the Bible 1.30 – 2.30 Gymnastics club 3.15 – 4.15 |
| Friday 3rd February | NSPCC Number Day |
| Tuesday 7th February | Safer Internet Day |
| Thursday 9th February | Fran Roberts Collective Worship – Fruits of the Spirit Y5/6 Walk through the Bible 1.30 – 2.30 |
| Monday 13th February | Pupil Parliament event at Westhouses school with the 5PTS cluster – Health and Well – being |
| Friday 17th February | NO SWIMMING Good to be Green Church Service 2.15pm SCHOOL CLOSES FOR HALF TERM |
| Half Term | |
| Monday 27th February | INSET DAY |
| Tuesday 28th February READING WEEK | Children return to school A day of Poetry with author Andy Tooze (Parents/carers welcome to join us at 2.30 to see what the children have been learning during the day) |
| Wednesday 1st March | Y5/6 Forest school starts |
| Thursday 2nd March | WORLD BOOK DAY – dress up as your favourite book character. 9.00 – Book Café (parents are welcome to come along) 9.30 – 10.30 Reading/phonics information morning for parents/carers (Miss Barratt and Mrs Nicholson) Hockey club starts for key stage 2 (5 weeks) |
| Monday 6th March | Fruit trees delivered to school this week as part of our growing project |
| Wednesday 8th March | Football match against North Wingfield School. 3.45pm Kick off |
| Monday 13th March | Football match away against Hunloke Primary School |
| Monday 13th – 16th March | British Science Week |
| Friday 17th March | Red Nose Day |
| Monday 27th March / Tuesday 28th March | Parents evenings |
| Tuesday 21st March | Woodpeckers Wider opportunities performance 9.45 – 10.30 Parents/Carers welcome Full Governors meeting |
| Wednesday 29th March | Football match home against Deer Park Primary school 3.45pm |
| Thursday 23rd March | Y3/4 handball and frisbee at Tupton Rugby Club |
| Thursday 30th March | Easter Service at church 10.00am Parents/carers welcome Easter activities and egg hunt 1.15 – 3.15 Sex Education and SAT’s meeting for parents 3.15pm |
| Friday 31st March | No Swimming Good to be Green Last day of term before Easter holidays |
| EASTER HOLIDAYS | |
| Monday 17th April | Return to school after Easter |
| Monday 17th / Tuesday 18th April | Parents Evenings |
| Wednesday 19th April | Y3/4 Forest schools starts |
| Thursday 20th April | Y3/4 Tag rugby at Tupton Rugby Club |
| Thursday 27th April | Cricket club starts for key stage 2 3.15 – 4.15 |
| Monday 1st May | Bank Holiday |
| Friday 5th May | Whole school street party for The Kings Coronation |
| Monday 8th May | Extra Bank holiday for The Kings Coronation |
| Tuesday 9th May | Key stage 2 Spelling, grammar and punctuation SATs |
| Wednesday 10th May | Key stage 2 reading SAT’s |
| Thursday 11th May | Key stage 2 Maths Paper A and arithmetic paper |
| Friday 12th May | Key stage 2 Maths Paper B |
| Thursday 18th May | Key stage 2 visit to Murton Park Viking Village (Danelaw) 8.00am – 5.00pm to start their Viking topic |
| Monday 22nd May – 26th May | Year 2 SATs |
| Tuesday 23rd May | Cross Country at Tupton Rugby Club 9.30 – 12.00 |
| Thursday 25th May | Y5/6 football event at Ashover Primary School 12.00 Good to be green day |
| Friday 26th May | Grape and Wafer service at church parents/carers welcome Children finish for half term break |
| Half Term | |
| Monday 5th June | INSET DAY |
| Tuesday 6th June | Children return to school Phonics testing for year 1 (throughout the week) Times tables tests for year 4 (throughout the week) |
| Friday 9th June | Y5/6 Netball event at Sharley Park Leisure Centre |
| Friday 16th June | Y1 / 2 at Derby County training ground |
| Tuesday 20th June (provisional) | EYFS / Key stage 1 visit to the seaside (date to be confirmed) |
| Tuesday 27th June | Full Governors meeting |
| Monday 19th June | Pupil parliament forest school event at Stonebroom Primary School |
| Tuesday 4th July | Sports day 1.30 – all welcome |
| Thursday 6th July | Super Sewer workshops in school |
| Tuesday 11th July | Reports to parents |
| Wednesday 12th July – 14th | Lea Green Residential for years 4, 5, 6 |
| Thursday 13th July | Day visit to Lea Green – year 3 |
| Friday 14th July | Day visit to Lea Green – Year 3 |
| Thursday 20th July | Good to be Green day |
| Friday 21st July | Leavers Assembly 2.30pm Last day before the summer holidays |
| SUMMER HOLIDAYS |