Barnsley school term dates 2026/27

Official Barnsley Council dates

Term and holiday dates from Barnsley Council’s published calendar. INSET days are set by each school, so you’ll find those on your school’s own page.

Barnsley term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Tue 1 Sep 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn term (first half)
    Tue 1 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn half-term holiday
    Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Autumn term (second half)
    Mon 2 Nov – Fri 18 Dec 2026
    GOV
  • Christmas holiday
    Sat 19 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
    GOV
    16 days off
  • Spring term (first half)
    Mon 4 Jan – Fri 12 Feb 2027
    GOV
  • Spring half-term holiday
    Sat 13 – Sun 21 Feb 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Spring term (second half)
    Mon 22 Feb – Thu 25 Mar 2027
    GOV
  • Easter holiday
    Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027
    GOV
    17 days off
  • Summer term (first half)
    Mon 12 Apr – Fri 28 May 2027
    GOV
  • Summer half-term holiday
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027
    GOV
  • Summer holiday
    Thu 22 Jul – Sun 5 Sep 2027
    GOV
    46 days off

Where these dates come from: Barnsley Council’s published calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates - subscribe on your school’s page and we read that school’s own website, then send anything that differs straight to your calendar. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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Schools in Barnsley

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All Saints Academy DarfieldPrimary Astrea Academy DearneSecondary Athersley North Primary SchoolPrimary Athersley South Primary SchoolPrimary Bank End Primary AcademyPrimary Barnsley AcademySecondary Barnsley College16 plus Barugh Green Primary SchoolPrimary Birdwell Primary SchoolPrimary Birkwood Primary SchoolPrimary Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Burton Road Primary SchoolPrimary Carlton Primary AcademyPrimary Carrfield Primary AcademyPrimary Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary Cherry Dale Primary SchoolPrimary Churchfield Primary SchoolPrimary Darton AcademySecondary Darton Primary SchoolPrimary Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Gawber Primary SchoolPrimary Goldthorpe Primary AcademyPrimary Gooseacre Primary AcademyPrimary Greenacre SchoolNot applicable Greenfield Primary SchoolPrimary Heather Garth Primary School AcademyPrimary High View Primary Learning CentrePrimary Highgate Primary AcademyPrimary Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolAll-through Horizon Community CollegeSecondary Hoyland Common Primary SchoolPrimary Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolPrimary Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolPrimary Hunningley Primary AcademyPrimary Joseph Locke Primary SchoolPrimary Jump Primary AcademyPrimary Keresforth Primary SchoolPrimary Kexborough Primary SchoolPrimary Kings Oak PrimaryPrimary Kirk Balk AcademySecondary Lacewood Primary SchoolPrimary Ladywood Primary SchoolPrimary Laithes Primary SchoolPrimary Lift MeadsteadPrimary Lift ShaftonPrimary Lift St Helen'sPrimary Mapplewell Primary SchoolPrimary Milefield Primary SchoolPrimary Millhouse Primary SchoolPrimary Netherwood AcademySecondary Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited16 plus Oakhill Primary AcademyPrimary Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyPrimary Outwood Academy CarltonSecondary Outwood Academy ShaftonSecondary Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldPrimary Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth GrangePrimary Oxspring Primary SchoolPrimary Parkside Primary AcademyPrimary Penistone Grammar SchoolSecondary Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary Queens Road AcademyPrimary Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryPrimary Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Sandhill Primary SchoolPrimary Shawlands Primary SchoolPrimary Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary Silkstone Primary SchoolPrimary Springvale Primary SchoolPrimary Springwell Alternative AcademyNot applicable Springwell Special AcademyNot applicable St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyPrimary St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Summer Lane PrimaryPrimary Summerfields Primary AcademyPrimary Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary The Forest AcademyPrimary The Hill Primary AcademyPrimary The Mill AcademyPrimary Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary Thurlstone Primary SchoolPrimary Trinity Academy St. EdwardsSecondary Upperwood AcademyPrimary Ward Green Primary SchoolPrimary Wellgate Primary SchoolPrimary West Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary West Riding AcademyNot applicable Wilthorpe Primary SchoolPrimary Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolPrimary Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Barnsley schools go back in September 2026?

The Barnsley Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Tue 1 Sep 2026. Individual schools can add INSET days right at the start of term, so check your own school's page before booking anything around it.

Do all Barnsley schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Barnsley Council calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own, and every school picks its own INSET days. Subscribe on your school's page and we go and read that school's own website - its INSET days, and any dates it sets for itself. Anything we find lands in your calendar by itself, so there is nothing to come back and check.

How do I get these dates in my calendar?

Find your school with the school finder and subscribe to its calendar, free. The dates land in Apple, Google or Outlook calendars and keep themselves up to date: next year's dates and any changes appear on their own.

What about INSET days?

INSET days are set by each school, not the council, so they are not in the calendar on this page. When you subscribe to a school we read its website for INSET days and add them to your calendar automatically.

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