Cumberland school term dates 2026/27

Official Cumberland Council dates

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

Cumberland term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Wed 2 Sep 2026
    GOV
  • Autumn term (first half)
    Wed 2 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 – Mon 4 Jan 2027
    GOV
    17 days off
  • Spring term (first half)
    Tue 5 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 – Fri 16 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: Cumberland 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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All Saints' CofE SchoolPrimary Allonby Primary SchoolPrimary Arlecdon Primary SchoolPrimary Ashfield Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimary Ashfield Junior SchoolPrimary Bassenthwaite Primary SchoolPrimary Beacon Hill Community SchoolSecondary Beckermet CofE SchoolPrimary Beckstone Primary SchoolPrimary Belle Vue Primary SchoolPrimary Bewcastle SchoolPrimary Black Combe Junior SchoolPrimary Blackford CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Blennerhasset SchoolPrimary Boltons CofE SchoolPrimary Bookwell Primary SchoolPrimary Borrowdale CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Bowness-on-Solway Primary SchoolPrimary Braithwaite CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Brampton Primary SchoolPrimary Bransty Primary SchoolPrimary Branthwaite AcademyNot applicable Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Brook Street Primary SchoolPrimary Broughton Moor Primary SchoolPrimary Broughton Primary SchoolPrimary Burgh by Sands SchoolPrimary Caldew Lea SchoolPrimary Caldew SchoolSecondary Captain Shaw's CofE SchoolPrimary Castle Carrock SchoolPrimary Cleator Moor Nursery SchoolNursery Cockermouth SchoolSecondary Crosby-on-Eden CofE SchoolPrimary Crosscanonby St John's CofE SchoolPrimary Cummersdale SchoolPrimary Cumwhinton SchoolPrimary Dean CofE SchoolPrimary Dearham Primary SchoolPrimary Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Distington Community SchoolPrimary Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Ellenborough AcademyPrimary Energy Coast UTCSecondary Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Ewanrigg Junior SchoolPrimary Fairfield Primary SchoolPrimary Fellview Primary SchoolPrimary Fir Ends Primary SchoolPrimary Flimby Primary SchoolPrimary Frizington Community Primary SchoolPrimary Frizington Nursery SchoolNursery Gillford CentreNot applicable Gilsland CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Gosforth CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimary Grasslot Infant SchoolPrimary Great Corby School and NurseryPrimary Great Orton Primary SchoolPrimary Hallbankgate Village SchoolPrimary Haverigg Primary SchoolPrimary Hayton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Hensingham Primary SchoolPrimary Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Holme St Cuthbert SchoolPrimary Houghton CofE SchoolPrimary Inglewood Infant SchoolPrimary Inglewood Junior SchoolPrimary Ireby CofE SchoolPrimary Irthington Village SchoolPrimary James Rennie SchoolNot applicable Jericho Primary SchoolPrimary Kells Infant SchoolPrimary Keswick SchoolSecondary Kingmoor Junior SchoolPrimary Kingmoor Nursery and Infant SchoolPrimary Kirkbampton CofE SchoolPrimary Kirkbride Primary SchoolPrimary Kirkland Church of England AcademyPrimary Lakes College - West Cumbria16 plus Lanercost CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Longtown Primary SchoolPrimary Lorton SchoolPrimary Lowca Community SchoolPrimary Maryport CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Mayfield SchoolNot applicable Millom Infant SchoolPrimary Millom SchoolSecondary Monkwray Junior SchoolPrimary Montreal CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Moor Row Community Primary SchoolPrimary Moresby Primary SchoolPrimary Netherhall SchoolSecondary Netherton Infant SchoolPrimary Newlaithes Infant SchoolPrimary Newlaithes Junior SchoolPrimary Newtown Primary SchoolPrimary Norman Street Primary SchoolPrimary Northside Primary SchoolPrimary Orgill Primary SchoolPrimary Oughterside Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, MaryportPrimary Parkview Nursery SchoolNursery Pennine Way Primary SchoolPrimary Petteril Bank SchoolPrimary Plumbland CofE SchoolPrimary Raughton Head CofE School & NurseryPrimary Richard Rose Central AcademySecondary Richard Rose Morton AcademySecondary Richmond Hill SchoolPrimary Robert Ferguson Primary SchoolPrimary Rockcliffe CofE SchoolPrimary Rosley CofE SchoolPrimary Scotby CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Seascale Primary SchoolPrimary Seaton AcademyPrimary Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior SchoolPrimary Shankhill CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Silloth Primary SchoolPrimary Solway Community SchoolSecondary St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Bees SchoolNot applicable St Bees Village Primary SchoolPrimary St Bega's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Begh's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolSecondary St Bridget's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Bridget's CofE SchoolPrimary St Bridget's CofE SchoolPrimary St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, CarlislePrimary St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, WorkingtonPrimary St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary St James' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St James' CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary St James' CofE Junior SchoolPrimary St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolSecondary St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonSecondary St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, CarlislePrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Matthew's CofE SchoolPrimary St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Michael's Nursery and Infant SchoolPrimary St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Stanwix SchoolPrimary Stoneraise SchoolPrimary The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)Primary The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolSecondary The Whitehaven AcademySecondary Thomlinson Junior SchoolPrimary Thornhill Primary SchoolPrimary Thursby Primary SchoolPrimary Thwaites SchoolPrimary Trinity SchoolSecondary University of CumbriaNot applicable Upperby Primary SchoolPrimary Valley Primary School and NurseryPrimary Victoria Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Victoria Junior SchoolPrimary Waberthwaite CofE SchoolPrimary Walton & Lees Hill CofE SchoolPrimary Warwick Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary West Cumbria Learning CentreNot applicable West Lakes AcademySecondary Westfield Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Wiggonby CofE SchoolPrimary Wigton Nursery and Infant SchoolPrimary William Howard SchoolSecondary Workington AcademySecondary Wreay Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Yewdale SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Cumberland schools go back in September 2026?

The Cumberland Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Wed 2 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 Cumberland schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Cumberland 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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