School holidays and term dates
This page gives a brief overview of the terms dates within Doncaster. Individual dates may vary: For Academies and Church Schools - please check with the School. You will find information about the current and future school holiday dates, and there are also downloadable versions of the school holiday calendars available in the downloads section of this page.
Changes have been made to the 2021/22 holiday pattern
To celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee a new Bank Holiday has been added on Friday 3 June.
New Government Regulations came into force on 1 June 2021 affecting the 2021/22 holiday pattern.
As a result there will be one less teaching day during the year.
2022-23 and 2023-24 School Holiday Pattern Consultation*
Meetings have now been held with headteachers and union representatives regarding their thoughts on the 2022/23 holiday pattern to be set by Doncaster Council for its maintained community schools. The feeling of the majority at the meetings was that the system should all do the same or at the minimum aim to with the majority in favour of recommending fixing an Easter as an early summer break during the first 2 full weeks in April and reverting back to one week in October.
A copy of the pattern recommended* by the majority of those at the meeting (Option 2 below can be found in the download section of this page)
Options
Option 1 Traditional Holiday Pattern
Option 2 Traditional Holiday Pattern with a fixed Easter (*the recommended option)
Option 3 Two week October Half Term without a fixed Easter
Option 4 Two week October Half Term and fixing Easter
The consultation has now closed, we will now reflect on the feedback received with a view to determining dates later in the summer term.
2021-22 School Holiday Pattern*
*For Academies, Free Schools and Church Schools check with the School. A pyramid summary can be found in the download section of this page.
A full list of school holiday patterns with a pyramid summary and the previous consultation is available in the FAQs document in the download section of this page:
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Please note: there are five training days to be arranged.
2020-21 academic year*
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Contact:
- Email: admissions@doncaster.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01302 736000
- 2020-21 School Holiday Pattern
- Download (120KB - PDF)
- 2021-22 School Calendar Jubilee
- Download (219KB - PDF)
- 2021-22 School Holiday Pattern FAQs
- Download (757KB - PDF)
- 2021-22 Schools Holiday Patterns with Pyramid Summary
- Download (35KB - XLSX)
- 2022-23 School Calendar - DRAFT (Traditional Fixed Easter)
- Download (208KB - PDF)