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Derby City Council

Unitary Authority · East Midlands

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90
Schools
90
Term calendars
38,654
Pupils
2
Towns
Map outline of Derby City Council

About schools in Derby City Council

Derby City Council is a unitary authority in East Midlands, responsible for education across the area. Our directory lists 90 schools here, of which 90 have published term dates for the current academic year. Below is a breakdown by phase and school type, the main towns covered, and the schools with term calendars.

Derby City Council term dates & holidays 2026–2027

The official council calendar. It applies to local-authority maintained schools; academies, free schools and independent schools set their own dates.

Derby City Council term dates calendar 2026–2027
Official term-dates calendar · 2026–2027 · source
View printable calendar Open PDF

Interactive Calendar

September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 4–30 Autumn Term (First half)
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–23 Autumn Term (First half)
  • 24–31 Autumn Half-Term
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Autumn Half-Term
  • 2–30 Autumn Term (Second half)
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Autumn Term (Second half)
  • 19–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
  • 28 Boxing Day (substitute)
January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–3 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 4–31 Spring Term (First half)
February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–12 Spring Term (First half)
  • 13–21 Spring Half-Term
  • 22–28 Spring Term (Second half)
March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–25 Spring Term (Second half)
  • 26–31 Easter Holiday
  • 26 Good Friday
  • 29 Easter Monday
April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–11 Easter Holiday
  • 12–30 Summer Term (First half)
May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–28 Summer Term (First half)
  • 3 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 29–31 Summer Half-Term
  • 31 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–6 Summer Half-Term
  • 7–30 Summer Term (Second half)
July 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–26 Summer Term (Second half)
  • 27 Summer Holiday Begins
August 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 30 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2026–2027)

  • Autumn Term (First half) Sep 4, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026 Term
  • Autumn Half-Term Oct 24, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Autumn Term (Second half) Nov 2, 2026 - Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term (First half) Jan 4, 2027 - Feb 12, 2027 Term
  • Spring Half-Term Feb 13, 2027 - Feb 21, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term (Second half) Feb 22, 2027 - Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 26, 2027 - Apr 11, 2027 Holiday
  • Summer Term (First half) Apr 12, 2027 - May 28, 2027 Term
  • Summer Half-Term May 29, 2027 - Jun 6, 2027 Holiday
  • Summer Term (Second half) Jun 7, 2027 - Jul 26, 2027 Term
  • Summer Holiday Begins Jul 27, 2027 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2026 Bank Holiday
  • Boxing Day (substitute) Dec 28, 2026 Bank Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Good Friday Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Easter Monday Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 31, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 30, 2027 Bank Holiday

By phase

58
Primary
13
Secondary
7
Nursery
1
16+
1
All-through

By type

Academy · 47Maintained · 33Free School · 4Special · 3Independent · 2College · 1

Largest schools

LC
Littleover Community School
Derby
Secondary Maintained Term dates Good
1,828 pupils · Derby City Council
C
Chellaston Academy
Derby
Secondary Academy Term dates Good
1,790 pupils · Derby City Council
DM
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Derby
Secondary Academy Term dates Good
1,740 pupils · Derby City Council
SB
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby
Secondary Academy Term dates Good
1,465 pupils · Derby City Council
B
The Bemrose School
Derby
All-through Maintained Term dates Good
1,429 pupils · Derby City Council
AW
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby
Secondary Academy Term dates Good
1,373 pupils · Derby City Council
MP
Murray Park Community School
Derby
Secondary Maintained Term dates Good
1,277 pupils · Derby City Council
LF
Landau Forte College
Derby
Secondary Academy Term dates Outstanding
1,272 pupils · Derby City Council