Term dates 2025-26
Dame Catherine Harpur's School term dates 2025-26
The published term dates for Dame Catherine Harpur's School, Derby, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
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Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term 2025 | Thu 4 Sep 2025 | Wed 17 Dec 2025 |
| Autumn half term holiday | Mon 27 Oct 2025 | Fri 31 Oct 2025 |
| Spring Term 2026 | Mon 5 Jan 2026 | Fri 27 Mar 2026 |
| Spring half term holiday | Mon 16 Feb 2026 | Fri 20 Feb 2026 |
| Summer Term 2026 | Mon 13 Apr 2026 | Fri 17 Jul 2026 |
| Summer half term holiday | Mon 25 May 2026 | Fri 29 May 2026 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn half term holiday | 27 Oct – 31 Oct | 5 days |
| Christmas holidays | 18 Dec – 4 Jan | 18 days |
| Spring half term holiday | 16 Feb – 20 Feb | 5 days |
| Easter holidays | 28 Mar – 12 Apr | 16 days |
| Summer half term holiday | 25 May – 29 May | 5 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Only 2025-26 published. Half term holiday ranges are inclusive. INSET days (school closed to children): 22 Oct 2025, 18 Dec 2025; INSET 1 precedes 4 Sep start. Page has a typo 'Friday 20 st February' for the spring half term end (16-20 Feb inclusive).
Common questions
When does Dame Catherine Harpur's School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Wed 17 Dec 2025. The Christmas holidays run from Thu 18 Dec 2025 to Sun 4 Jan 2026 — 18 days.
When do the summer holidays start at Dame Catherine Harpur's School?
The last day of the summer term is Fri 17 Jul 2026, so the summer holidays start on Sat 18 Jul 2026. The school publishes the 2025-26 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Dame Catherine Harpur's School term dates come from?
They were read from Dame Catherine Harpur's School's own published calendar for 2025-26 on 8 August 2026, and the source is linked on this page. Schools sometimes change dates or add inset days, so check the school's page before booking anything.
Source: Dame Catherine Harpur's School's published calendar, read 8 August 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.