Term dates 2025-26
Open Air Education term dates 2025-26
The published term dates for Open Air Education, County Durham, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Downloads an .ics file — works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term (school starts 08/09) | Mon 8 Sep 2025 | Thu 18 Dec 2025 |
| Autumn half term (school closed) | Mon 27 Oct 2025 | Fri 31 Oct 2025 |
| Spring Term | Mon 5 Jan 2026 | Thu 2 Apr 2026 |
| Spring half term (school closed, two weeks) | Mon 16 Feb 2026 | Fri 27 Feb 2026 |
| Easter break (school closed) | Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Fri 17 Apr 2026 |
| Summer Term | Mon 20 Apr 2026 | Thu 16 Jul 2026 |
| Summer half term (school closed, two weeks) | Mon 25 May 2026 | Fri 5 Jun 2026 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn half term (school closed) | 27 Oct – 31 Oct | 5 days |
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 4 Jan | 17 days |
| Spring half term (school closed, two weeks) | 16 Feb – 27 Feb | 12 days |
| Easter holidays | 3 Apr – 19 Apr | 17 days |
| Easter break (school closed) | 6 Apr – 17 Apr | 12 days |
| Summer half term (school closed, two weeks) | 25 May – 5 Jun | 12 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Website (openair.education) redirects to openaireducation.uk. Dates read from a colour-coded year-planner PDF (2024-2026 academic calendar): school operates Monday-Thursday only; term boundaries taken from the shaded 'school open' days, with 'School Starts 08/09' listed explicitly. No 2026-27 calendar published.
Common questions
When does Open Air Education break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Thu 18 Dec 2025. The Christmas holidays run from Fri 19 Dec 2025 to Sun 4 Jan 2026 — 17 days.
When do the summer holidays start at Open Air Education?
The last day of the summer term is Thu 16 Jul 2026, so the summer holidays start on Fri 17 Jul 2026. The school publishes the 2025-26 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Open Air Education term dates come from?
They were read from Open Air Education'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: Open Air Education's published calendar, read 8 August 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.