Sandwell Council & LEA School Holidays and Term Dates

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is one of the local authorities within the West Midlands and is located in Council House, Oldbury. It is divided into 24 wards and oversees 126 schools including 95 primary and 20 secondary, 5 special schools and one further education college, Sandwell College. The college and some schools do have control on setting half term dates while most follow the council calendar. This starts on 5th September with the autumn term that runs until Christmas holidays 2016 start on 19th December and include the October half term week 24th-28th. After Christmas, the spring term starts on 3rd January and continues until Easter starts on 7th April with a break for the February half term from 20th-24th. Easter finishes on 24th April and the final summer term lasts from then until the summer holidays begin on 26th July. Within it is the May half term from 29th May and the May Day Bank Holiday on 1st May.

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