Suffolk Council & LEA School Holidays and Term Dates

Suffolk County Council is the body responsible for schooling and other matters for the county of Suffolk and is based in Endeavour House in Ipswich. The council is responsible for setting school holiday dates and other matters for a total of 374 schools – 263 primary, 67 secondary and 2 nurseries as well as 14 special schools and four further education colleges, who have some leeway about following the set calendar. The academic year set up by the council starts on 1st September and includes the October half term from 22nd October for one week. It continues until the start of the Christmas holidays 2016 on 21st December. Christmas ends on 4th January and the spring term includes February half term from 11th-19th February. Easter break starts at the end of the term on 31st March and finishes 17th April. The final term lasts until summer starts 22nd July and includes May half term from 27th May.

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