School term and holiday dates
School calendar for 2012/13
These are details of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Standard School Calendar for the academic year 2012-2013. Please note that these are the dates set by the Local Authority (LA) and do not include inset days, which are taken at the schools discretion. For details of individual school holiday dates please contact the school. (schools list )
Autumn Term 2012 (74 days)
- Start: Tuesday 4 September 2012
End: Friday 21 December 2012
Holidays
- Half Term: Monday 29 October to Friday 2 November 2012
- Christmas: Monday 24 December 2012 to Monday 7 January 2013
(Tuesday 4 September 2012 recommended as an Inset day)
Spring Term 2013 (54 days)
- Start: Monday 7 January 2013
End: Thursday 28 March 2013
Holidays
- Half Term: Monday 18 to Friday 22 February
- Spring Break: Tuesday 2 to Friday 12 April
- Good Friday: Friday 29 March
- Easter Monday: Monday 1 April
Summer Term 2013 (67 days)
- Start: Monday 15 April 2013
End: Wednesday 24 July 2013
Holidays
- May Day: Monday 6 May 2013
Half Term: Monday 27 to Friday 31 May 2013
This calendar gives a total of 195 days (190 pupil days plus 5 INSET days). Following consultation Council agreed that the school year calendar 2012-13 does not include fixed closures for the religious holidays of Diwali, Guru Nanak and Eid (which in the school year 2012/13 fall on 19 August 2012 *(Eid-ul-fitr), 13 November 2012 (Diwali) and 28 November 2012 (Guru Nanak), but that governing bodies may choose to close after consulting with their communities.
School calendar for 2013/14
Cabinet met on Tuesday 11 September 2012 and agreed the school year dates for academic year 2013-14
Autumn Term 2013 - (74 days)
Start - Monday 2 September 2013
End - Thursday 19 December 2013
Holidays
Half Term - Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November
Christmas - Friday 20 December 2013 to Friday 3 January 2014
(Monday 2 September 2013 recommended as an INSET day)
Spring Term 2014 - (60 days)
Start - Monday 6 January 2014
End - Friday 4 April 2014
Holidays
Half Term - Monday 17 to Friday 21 February 2014
Good Friday - 18 April 2014
Easter Monday - 21 April 2014
Summer Term 2014 - (61 days)
Start - Tuesday 22 April 2014
End - Wednesday 23 July 2014
Holidays
Spring Bank Holiday - Monday 5th May 2014
Half Term - Monday 26 to Friday 30 May 2014
This calendar gives a total of 195 days (190 pupil days plus 5 INSET days).
Following consultation Council agreed that the school year calendar 2013-14 does not include fixed closures for the religious holidays of Diwali, Guru Nanak and Eid (which in the school year 2013/14 fall on 28th of July 2014 (Eid-ul-Fitr), 3rd of November 2013 (Diwali), and November 7th 2013 (Guru Nanak)), but that governing bodies may choose to close after consulting with their school communities.
Past school calendars
We have archived for information only the school calendar for
academic year 2010/11 (17KB PDF file)
academic year 2011/12 (50KB PDF file)
