Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 76357

Academic Year: Holidays

Tabled: 10 September 2025

Answered: 18 September 2025

Question

Damien Egan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of taking (a) one and (b) two week holidays with family during school term time on the long-term educational performance of primary school c

Answer

Georgia Gould

Research by the Children’s Commissioner in 2023 found that any amount of term-time holiday is associated with lower GCSE results. This research is accessible here: https://assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wpuploads/2023/11/CC-REPORT-_-Attendance-and-At...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 76357) →