Bolton school term dates 2026/27

Official Bolton Council dates

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

Bolton 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
    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
    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
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
    GOV
    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Fri 23 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: Bolton 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 Bolton

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All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Beacon Primary SchoolPrimary Beaumont Primary SchoolPrimary Birtenshaw CollegeNot applicable Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary Blackrod Primary SchoolPrimary Blackshaw Primary SchoolPrimary Bolton College16 plus Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolSecondary Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Bolton School Boys' DivisionNot applicable Bolton School Girls' DivisionNot applicable Bolton School Infant & Nursery SchoolNot applicable Bolton Sixth Form College16 plus Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAll-through Bowness Primary SchoolPrimary Brandwood Primary SchoolPrimary Brownlow Fold Primary SchoolPrimary Canon Slade SchoolSecondary Castle Hill Primary SchoolPrimary Cherry Tree Primary SchoolPrimary Chorley New Road Primary AcademyPrimary Church Road Primary SchoolPrimary Clarendon Primary SchoolPrimary Claypool Primary SchoolPrimary Clevelands Prep SchoolNot applicable Devonshire Road Primary SchoolPrimary Eagley Infant SchoolPrimary Eagley Junior SchoolPrimary Eatock Primary SchoolPrimary Eden Boys' School, BoltonSecondary Egerton Primary SchoolPrimary Essa AcademySecondary Essa Primary AcademyPrimary Firwood High SchoolNot applicable Forwards CentreNot applicable Gaskell Community Primary SchoolPrimary Gilnow Primary SchoolPrimary Green Fold SchoolNot applicable Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care CentreNursery Hardy Mill Primary SchoolPrimary Harper Green SchoolSecondary Harwood Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary Haslam Park Primary SchoolPrimary Heathfield Primary SchoolPrimary High Lawn Primary SchoolPrimary Highfield Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary SchoolPrimary Horwich Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Johnson Fold Community Primary SchoolPrimary Kearsley AcademySecondary Kearsley West Primary SchoolPrimary King's Leadership Academy BoltonSecondary Ladybridge Community Primary SchoolPrimary Ladybridge High SchoolSecondary Ladywood SchoolNot applicable Lever Edge Primary AcademyPrimary Lever Park SchoolNot applicable Leverhulme Community Primary SchoolPrimary LifeBridge ASENDNot applicable Little Lever SchoolSecondary Lostock Primary SchoolPrimary Markland Hill Primary SchoolPrimary Masefield Primary SchoolPrimary Moorgate Primary SchoolPrimary Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademySecondary Mytham Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolPrimary Oxford Grove Primary SchoolPrimary Park School Teaching ServiceNot applicable Pikes Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Prestolee Primary SchoolPrimary Queensbridge Primary SchoolPrimary Red Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolSecondary Rumworth SchoolNot applicable SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolPrimary Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Sharples Primary SchoolPrimary Sharples SchoolSecondary Smithills SchoolSecondary Spindle Point Primary SchoolPrimary Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonPrimary St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over HultonPrimary St Bartholomew's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Bede AcademyPrimary St Bernard's RC Primary School, BoltonPrimary St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, BoltonPrimary St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Columba's RC Primary SchoolPrimary St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St George's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary St James CofE Primary School, Daisy HillPrimary St James CofE Primary School, FarnworthPrimary St James's Church of England High SchoolSecondary St John Church of England Primary School, FarnworthPrimary St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, BoltonPrimary St Joseph's RC High SchoolSecondary St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, BoltonPrimary St Mary's CofE Primary School, DeanePrimary St Mary's RC Primary SchoolPrimary St Matthew's CofE Primary School, BoltonPrimary St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little LeverPrimary St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great LeverPrimary St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley BridgePrimary St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Saviour CofE Primary School, RingleyPrimary St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever BridgePrimary St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Thomas C of E Primary School, HalliwellPrimary St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolPrimary St William of York Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Sunning Hill Primary SchoolPrimary The Ferns Primary AcademyPrimary The Gates Primary SchoolPrimary The Oaks Primary SchoolPrimary The Olive School, BoltonPrimary The Olive Tree Primary School BoltonPrimary The Orchards Nursery SchoolNursery The Valley Community Primary SchoolPrimary Thomasson Memorial SchoolNot applicable Thornleigh Salesian CollegeSecondary Tonge Moor Primary AcademyPrimary Turton SchoolSecondary University Collegiate SchoolSecondary University of BoltonNot applicable Walmsley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Washacre Primary AcademyPrimary Westhoughton High SchoolSecondary Woodbridge CollegeNot applicable Youth Challenge PruNot applicable

Questions parents ask

When do Bolton schools go back in September 2026?

The Bolton 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 Bolton schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Bolton 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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