Official Durham County School dates can be viewed or downloaded from the link below. In addition to these dates, Red Rose Primary School staff will undergo Continuing Professional Development (CPD) on the following days. The school will be closed to pupils.
Summary of school dates for school year 2025/26
Closing date (end of school day) Date re-open for teaching purposes Notes
Friday 18th July 2025 Wednesday 3rd September 2025 PD Day Tuesday 2nd September 2025 (School closed to pupils)
Autumn Half Term Friday 24th October 2025 Monday 3rd November 2025
Christmas 2025 Friday 19th December 2025 Tuesday 6th January 2026 PD Day
Monday 5th January 2026 (School closed to pupils)
Spring Half Term Friday 20th February 2026 Monday 2nd March 2026
Easter 2026 Thursday 2nd April 2026 Monday 20th April 2026
May Bank Holiday Friday 1st May 2026 Tuesday 5th May 2026 May Day
Monday 4th May 2026
Summer Half Term Friday 22nd May 2026 Monday 1st June 2026
Summer 2025 Friday 17th July 2026 to be confirmed
PD Day Monday 20th July 2026
(School closed to pupils)
Monday 5th January 2026 (School closed to pupils)
Monday 4th May 2026
(School closed to pupils)
Professional Training Days for 2025-2026
Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Monday 5th January 2026
These are the dates for school year 2025/26: Red Rose Holiday 2025/26
Link to Durham Schools Holiday dates. (These dates do not include PD days.)
School Holidays During Term Time
The Government has amended regulations for taking holidays in term time and these new regulations come into effect from August 2024.
Parents must request permission in advance from school for leave of absence for any reason, including holidays.
Headteachers cannot grant leave during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances and cannot grant permission retrospectively.
Generally, a need or desire for a holiday or other absence for the purpose of leisure and recreation would not be an exceptional circumstance.
Parents can be fined for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school. Please find more details on the Durham County Council website.
Please contact the school if you wish to discuss this with the Headteacher.
Durham County Council School Holiday Information
Please visit the Durham County Council website to view or download the school holidays dates for this academic year and next year for all community schools, special schools and voluntary controlled schools.
Please note that voluntary aided (church) schools, foundation schools and academies may have set different dates and you should check with the school or academy to confirm their arrangements or view the PDF for schools not following the standard term and holiday dates.
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