St Wilfrid’s School holidays for the Academic Year 2017-2018:
| Holiday | Closing Date | Date school re-opens to children |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2017 | Friday 21st July 2017 | Tuesday 5th September 2017 |
| Autumn Half Term 2015 | Friday 20th October 2017 | Monday 30th October 2017 |
| Christmas 2017 | Thursday 21st December 2017 | Monday 8th January 2018 |
| Spring Half-term 2018 | Friday 9th February 2018 | Monday 19th February 2018 |
| Easter 2018 | Thursday 29th March 2018 | Monday 16th April 2018 |
| May Day 2018 | Friday 4th April 2018 | Tuesday 8th May 2018 |
| Summer half-term 2018 | Friday 25th May 2018 | Monday 4th June 2018 |
| Summer 2018 | Thursday 19th July 2018 |
St Wilfrid’s School holidays for the Academic Year 2018-2019
| Holiday | Closing date | Re-open Date |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2018 | Thursday 19th July 2018 | Monday 3rd September |
| Autumn Half Term | Friday 19th October 2018 | Monday 29th October 2018 |
| Christmas 2018 | Thursday 20th December | Monday 7th January |
| Spring Half Term 2019 | Friday 15th February 2019 | Monday 25th February 2019 |
| Easter 2019 | Friday 5th March 2019 | Tuesday 23rd April 2019 |
| May Day Bank Holiday | Friday 3rd May 2019 | Tuesday 7th May 2019 |
| Summer Half Term 2019 | Friday 24th May 2019 | Monday 3rd June 2019 |
| Summer Training Day | Thursday 27th June 2019 | Monday 1st July 2019 |
| Summer 2019 | Thursday 18th July 2019 | To be determined |
School Holidays During Term Time
The Government has amended regulations for taking holidays in term time and these new regulations came into effect from September 2013.
Head teachers have the discretion to grant leave, but they should only do so in exceptional circumstances. If a head teacher grants a leave request, it will be for them to determine the length of time that the child can be away from school. This leave is unlikely, however, to be granted for the purposes of a family holiday. Parents can be fined for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school.
An application form for taking your child out of school in term time due to exceptional circumstances can be downloaded from our School Office page.
Please contact the school if you wish to discuss this with the Headteacher.
Durham County Council have produced a fact sheet on holidays in term time, which can be downloaded below.
DCC information – holidays in term time
They have also negotiated a 10% discount with Hay’s Travel for holidays taken during school holidays. More details are available in the leaflet below.
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