Blackburn with Darwen school term dates 2026/27

Official Blackburn with Darwen Council dates

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

Blackburn with Darwen term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Tue 1 Sep 2026
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  • Autumn term (first half)
    Tue 1 Sep – Sun 25 Oct 2026
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  • October half term
    Mon 26 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
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    7 days off
  • Autumn term (second half)
    Mon 2 Nov – Fri 18 Dec 2026
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  • Christmas holiday
    Sat 19 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
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    16 days off
  • Spring term (first half)
    Mon 4 Jan – Sun 14 Feb 2027
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  • February half term
    Mon 15 – Sun 21 Feb 2027
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    7 days off
  • Spring term (second half)
    Mon 22 Feb – Thu 25 Mar 2027
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  • Easter holiday
    Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027
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    17 days off
  • Summer term (first half)
    Mon 12 Apr – Sun 30 May 2027
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  • May half term
    Mon 31 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
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    7 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027
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Where these dates come from: Blackburn with Darwen 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 Blackburn with Darwen

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Ashleigh Primary SchoolPrimary Ashworth Nursery SchoolNursery Audley Infant SchoolPrimary Audley Junior SchoolPrimary Avondale Primary SchoolPrimary Blackburn Central High SchoolSecondary Blackburn College16 plus Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryPrimary Brookhouse Primary SchoolPrimary Brunel Nursery SchoolNursery Cedars Primary SchoolPrimary Crosshill Special SchoolNot applicable Daisyfield Primary SchoolPrimary Dar Ul MadinahNot applicable Darwen Aldridge Community AcademySecondary Darwen Aldridge Enterprise StudioSecondary Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryPrimary Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Darwen Vale High SchoolSecondary Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Eden SchoolNot applicable Feniscowles Primary SchoolPrimary Griffin Park Primary SchoolPrimary Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary Holy Trinity VC SchoolPrimary Intack Primary SchoolPrimary Lammack Primary SchoolPrimary Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolPrimary Longshaw Community Junior SchoolPrimary Longshaw Infant SchoolPrimary Longshaw Nursery SchoolNursery Lower Darwen Primary SchoolPrimary Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryPrimary Meadowhead Junior SchoolPrimary Newfield SchoolNot applicable Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary Pleckgate High SchoolSecondary Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolSecondary Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolPrimary Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolPrimary Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary Shadsworth Infant SchoolPrimary Shadsworth Junior SchoolPrimary St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyPrimary St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary St Antony's RC Primary SchoolPrimary St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnSecondary St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnPrimary St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenPrimary St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnPrimary St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnPrimary St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas's CentreNot applicable St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademySecondary Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolSecondary Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolSecondary The Heights BlackburnNot applicable The Olive School, BlackburnPrimary Turncroft Nursery SchoolNursery Turton Belmont Community Primary SchoolPrimary Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Westholme SchoolNot applicable Witton Park AcademySecondary

Questions parents ask

When do Blackburn with Darwen schools go back in September 2026?

The Blackburn with Darwen 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 Blackburn with Darwen schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Blackburn with Darwen 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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