Derbyshire County Council

About schools in Derbyshire County Council

Derbyshire County Council is a county council in East Midlands, responsible for education across the area. Our directory lists 74 schools here, of which 74 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.

Derbyshire County 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.

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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

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
• 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

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
• 19–31 Christmas Holiday

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
• 4–31 Spring Term

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
• 13–21 Spring Half-Term
• 22–28 Spring Term

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
• 26–31 Easter Holiday

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

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
• 3 Bank Holiday
• 29–31 Summer Half-Term

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

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
• 27–31 Summer Holiday

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

• 1–31 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2026–2027)

• Autumn Term Sep 4, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
• Autumn Half-Term Oct 24, 2026-Nov 1, 2026 Holiday
• Autumn Term Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
• Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2026-Jan 3, 2027 Holiday
• Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
• Spring Half-Term Feb 13, 2027-Feb 21, 2027 Holiday
• Spring Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
• Easter Holiday Mar 26, 2027-Apr 11, 2027 Holiday
• Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
• Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
• Summer Half-Term May 29, 2027-Jun 6, 2027 Holiday
• Summer Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term
• Summer Holiday Jul 27, 2027-Aug 31, 2027 Holiday

By phase

By type

Schools with term dates (74)

A

Aldercar High School

Nottingham

Secondary Academy Term dates Ofsted 2026

648 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

AG

Anthony Gell School

Matlock

Secondary Academy Term dates

776 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

B

Belmont Primary School

Derbyshire

Primary Maintained Term dates Good

415 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

BS

Belper School and Sixth Form Centre

Belper

Secondary Maintained Term dates Ofsted

1,212 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

BC

Brookfield Community School

Chesterfield

Secondary Academy Term dates Good

1,156 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

B

Brooklands Primary School

Nottingham

Primary Academy Term dates Good

365 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

BC

Buxton Community School

Buxton

Secondary Academy Term dates Good

954 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

CE

Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School

High Peak

Primary Maintained Term dates Good

495 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

CE

Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

High Peak

Secondary Maintained Term dates Ofsted

941 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

CJ

Clowne Junior School

Chesterfield

Primary Maintained Term dates Good

326 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

DN

Dallimore Primary & Nursery School

Ilkeston

Primary Maintained Term dates Good

360 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

DN

David Nieper Academy

Alfreton

Secondary Academy Term dates Good

810 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

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Largest schools

JP

John Port Spencer Academy

Derby

Secondary Academy Term dates Good

2,034 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

DH

Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School

Dronfield

Secondary Maintained Term dates Good

1,810 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

E

The Ecclesbourne School

Belper

Secondary Academy Term dates Good

1,604 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

TH

Tupton Hall School

Chesterfield

Secondary Academy Term dates Good

1,581 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

HG

Heanor Gate Spencer Academy

Heanor

Secondary Academy Term dates Outstanding

1,493 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

LM

Lady Manners School

Bakewell

Secondary Maintained Term dates Good

1,405 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

SM

St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Chesterfield

Secondary Academy Term dates Outstanding

1,400 pupils · Derbyshire County Council

P

The Pingle Academy

Swadlincote

Secondary Academy Term dates Ofsted 2026

1,363 pupils · Derbyshire County Council