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Luton Council & LEA School Holidays and Term Dates

Luton Council School Term and Holiday Dates are sourced from the Luton LEA.


Luton Council School Term and Holiday Dates are sourced from the Luton LEA.

2016/2017 Luton Council School Holiday and Term Dates

Term / Holiday First Day Last Day
Autumn Term Dates Friday September 2, 2016 Friday October 21, 2016
Autumn Half Term
Autumn Term Dates Monday October 31, 2016 Tuesday December 20, 2016
Christmas Holidays
Spring Term Dates Thursday January 5, 2017 Friday February 10, 2017
Spring Half Term
Spring Term Dates Monday February 20, 2017 Friday March 31, 2017
Easter Holidays
Summer Term Dates Tuesday April 18, 2017 Friday May 26, 2017
Summer Half Term
Summer Term Dates Monday June 5, 2017 Friday July 21, 2017
Summer Holidays

2017/2018 Luton Council School Holiday and Term Dates

Term / Holiday First Day Last Day
Autumn Term Dates Monday September 4, 2017 Friday October 20, 2017
Autumn Half Term
Autumn Term Dates Monday October 30, 2017 Wednesday December 20, 2017
Christmas Holidays
Spring Term Dates Thursday January 4, 2018 Friday February 9, 2018
Spring Half Term
Spring Term Dates Monday February 19, 2018 Thursday March 29, 2018
Easter Holidays
Summer Term Dates Monday April 16, 2018 Friday May 25, 2018
Summer Half Term
Summer Term Dates Monday June 4, 2018 Friday July 20, 2018
Summer Holidays

Luton Borough Council is the local education authority that established term and half term dates for the schools within the Luton area. It is a unitary authority and has control over 85 schools, setting school holiday dates for 84 of them – the University of Bedfordshire is in the area but sets its own dates. There are 54 primary and 16 secondary schools in the council area as well as 6 nurseries, three special schools and one further education college. The council has established an academic year that begins on 1st September and the first term runs until 20th December with a break from 24th to 28th October. Spring term starts after the Christmas holidays 2016 and runs from 4th January until 31st March with the February break from 13th to 17th. The final summer term runs from 18th April until 21st July and includes the May half term from 29th May - 2nd June.

The Inset Days for the Local Education Authority Schools in Luton are decided by the individual schools. Luton Data Source

Inset Days