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Walsall Council & LEA School Holidays and Term Dates

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


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

2016/2017 Walsall Council School Holiday and Term Dates

Term / Holiday First Day Last Day
Autumn Term Dates Monday September 5, 2016 Friday October 21, 2016
Autumn Half Term
Autumn Term Dates Monday October 31, 2016 Friday December 16, 2016
Christmas Holidays
Spring Term Dates Tuesday January 3, 2017 Friday February 17, 2017
Spring Half Term
Spring Term Dates Monday February 27, 2017 Friday April 7, 2017
Easter Holidays
Summer Term Dates Monday April 24, 2017 Friday May 26, 2017
Summer Half Term
Summer Term Dates Monday June 5, 2017 Tuesday July 25, 2017
Summer Holidays

2017/2018 Walsall 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 Friday December 15, 2017
Christmas Holidays
Spring Term Dates Tuesday January 2, 2018 Friday February 9, 2018
Spring Half Term
Spring Term Dates Monday February 19, 2018 Friday March 23, 2018
Easter Holidays
Summer Term Dates Monday April 9, 2018 Friday May 25, 2018
Summer Half Term
Summer Term Dates Monday June 4, 2018 Tuesday July 24, 2018
Summer Holidays

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council is the controlling body for the Walsall and surrounding area of the West Midlands. It oversees a total of 131 schools, setting school holiday dates and other matters. Of this number, 86 are primaries and 23 secondary schools as well as 8 nurseries, 7 special schools and one further education college, the Black Country University Technical College. The latter can set its own dates such as half term dates and Inset days. For the rest, school starts on 5th September and includes a break for October half term from 24th October. The Christmas holidays 2016 marks the end of the term on 16th December and the new term beings afterwards on 3rd January. The second term includes the February half term from 20th to 24th and stops for Easter on 10th April. The Easter break 2017 finishes on 24th April and the term concludes on 26th July after a mid-term break from 29th May for a week.

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

Inset Days