Term dates and school holidays in East Sussex

School term ends on Friday 21 July

Add term dates, holidays and INSET days to your calendar and get emergency closure alerts

These dates apply to all state-funded schools in East Sussex. INSET days vary from school to school.

Find your school and use 'Add school closures to your calendar', so that you get all your school's INSET days. You can also sign up for email alerts for unexpected closures.

September 2016 to August 2017

Term	Start date	End date
Summer school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 25 July 2016	Friday 2 September 2016 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2016-2017/summer
School INSET day (East Sussex)	Monday 5 September 2016 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolinsetday/2016-2017/2016-09-05
School Term 1 (East Sussex)	Tuesday 6 September 2016	Friday 21 October 2016 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2016-2017/1
Autumn school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 24 October 2016	Friday 28 October 2016 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2016-2017/autumn
School Term 2 (East Sussex)	Monday 31 October 2016	Wednesday 21 December 2016 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2016-2017/2
Christmas school holiday (East Sussex)	Thursday 22 December 2016	Monday 2 January 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2016-2017/christmas
School Term 3 (East Sussex)	Tuesday 3 January 2017	Friday 10 February 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2016-2017/3
February school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 13 February 2017	Friday 17 February 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2016-2017/february
School Term 4 (East Sussex)	Monday 20 February 2017	Friday 31 March 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2016-2017/4
Spring school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 3 April 2017	Monday 17 April 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2016-2017/spring
School Term 5 (East Sussex)	Tuesday 18 April 2017	Friday 26 May 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2016-2017/5
Early May bank school holiday falls in Term 5 (East Sussex)	Monday 1 May 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2016-2017/early may bank falls in 5
May school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 29 May 2017	Friday 2 June 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2016-2017/may
School Term 6 (East Sussex)	Monday 5 June 2017	Friday 21 July 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2016-2017/6

September 2017 to August 2018

Term	Start date	End date
Summer school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 24 July 2017	Friday 1 September 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2017-2018/summer
School INSET day (East Sussex)	Monday 4 September 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolinsetday/2017-2018/2017-09-04
School Term 1 (East Sussex)	Tuesday 5 September 2017	Friday 20 October 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2017-2018/1
Autumn school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 23 October 2017	Friday 27 October 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2017-2018/autumn
School Term 2 (East Sussex)	Monday 30 October 2017	Wednesday 20 December 2017 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2017-2018/2
Christmas school holiday (East Sussex)	Thursday 21 December 2017	Monday 1 January 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2017-2018/christmas
School Term 3 (East Sussex)	Tuesday 2 January 2018	Friday 9 February 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2017-2018/3
February school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 12 February 2018	Friday 16 February 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2017-2018/february
School Term 4 (East Sussex)	Monday 19 February 2018	Thursday 29 March 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2017-2018/4
Spring school holiday (East Sussex)	Friday 30 March 2018	Friday 13 April 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2017-2018/spring
School Term 5 (East Sussex)	Monday 16 April 2018	Friday 25 May 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2017-2018/5
Early May bank school holiday falls in Term 5 (East Sussex)	Monday 7 May 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2017-2018/early may bank falls in 5
May school holiday (East Sussex)	Monday 28 May 2018	Friday 1 June 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolholiday/2017-2018/may
School Term 6 (East Sussex)	Monday 4 June 2018	Friday 20 July 2018 http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/id/schoolterm/2017-2018/6

Print out term dates in calendar format

School calendar 2016-17

School calendar 2016-17 – Word version

School calendar 2017-18

School calendar 2017-18 – Word version

School calendar 2018-19

School calendar 2018-19 – Word version

How term dates are set

Many people live and work across county borders, so we work with neighbouring local authorities such as Kent, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove, to try to match dates across the region as far as possible.The total number of teaching days and holidays remain the same each year.

Term-time holidays

You should not take your child out of school for a holiday during term time. Headteachers will not authorise the absence unless it is under exceptional circumstances.