Somerset Council & LEA School Holidays and Term Dates

Somerset County Council is responsible for most of the county and organises areas such as schools holiday dates for the area. It is responsible for a large number of schools, 304 in total, of which there are 220 primary and 50 secondary schools. There are also 16 special schools and 7 further education colleges, though these can set their own half term dates. The council calendar sees the school year begin on 1st September and continues until October 21st for the October half term. It then resumes from 31st October until 16th December when the Christmas holidays 2016 begin. Christmas finishes on 3rd January and the second term includes the February half term from 10th to 20th February then ends for Easter on 31st March. The final summer term starts after the Easter break 2017 on 18th April and includes the May half term from 26th May until 5th June, ending on 25th July.

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