With the 2024/2025 school year now underway, most kids have hopefully settled back into the normal routine. It's now around six weeks until the next school holiday - the October half-term.
Most schools across the Bristol region are due to break-up on Friday, October 25 - although that could vary depending on when each individual school plans in teacher training days.
While term dates aren’t set by the national government, local authorities across the country tend to follow the same academic timetable with maybe a week or two difference. Bristol and the surrounding areas tends to be a week earlier than other areas.
Below we've put a handy guide together of all the term dates for Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset for the upcoming school year. With the summer term officially ending on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Bristol Schools Term Dates:
24/25
Term 1: Monday 2 September to Friday 25 October
Term 2: Monday 4 November to Friday 20 December
Term 3: Monday 6 January to Friday 14 February
Term 4: Monday 24 February to Friday 4 April
Term 5: Tuesday 22 April to Friday 23 May
Term 6: Monday 2 June to Tuesday 22 July
South Gloucestershire Schools Term Dates:
24/25
Term 1: Monday 2 September to Friday 25 October
Term 2: Monday 4 November to Friday 20 December
Term 3: Monday 6 January to Friday 14 February
Term 4: Monday 24 February to Friday 4 April
Term 5: Tuesday 22 April to Friday 23 May
Term 6: Monday 2 June to Tuesday 22 July
North Somerset Schools Term Dates:
24/25
Term 1: Monday 2 September to Friday 25 October
Term 2: Monday 4 November to Friday 20 December
Term 3: Monday 6 January to Friday 14 February
Term 4: Monday 24 February to Friday 4 April
Term 5: Tuesday 22 April to Friday 23 May
Term 6: Monday 2 June to Tuesday 22 July
Bath and North East Somerset Schools Term Dates:
24/25
Term 1: Monday 2 September to Friday 25 October
Term 2: Monday 4 November to Friday 20 December
Term 3: Monday 6 January to Friday 14 February
Term 4: Monday 24 February to Friday 4 April
Term 5: Tuesday 22 April to Friday 23 May
Term 6: Monday 2 June to Tuesday 22 July
While these are the dates school terms start and finish, schools across the different counties may have slightly different start dates due to teacher training days, so it is worth checking with your child’s school directly for exact term dates.