Walsall Council & LEA School Holidays and Term Dates

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