We are responsible for setting term dates for community and voluntary controlled schools, including special schools.
All schools must provide 190 days of education a year.
A school list with contact details for all schools in Sheffield is also available on this page.
Schools also need to have 5 teacher professional development days. Professional development days are not fixed, and each school will decide for itself when and how to take these days. Schools may close for a full day, part of a day, or have all of their professional development training after normal school hours. Your school will tell you if they will affect your child.
We use a common set of term dates across the city, but schools that have their own Admission Authority can set their own term dates and our calendars may not apply to them.
These schools include:
Following consultation in January and February 2022, the Cabinet Member approved the school term dates for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools for the 2023-24 academic year. The decision became effective from 25 March 2022.