Doncaster school term dates 2026/27

Official Doncaster Council dates

Term and holiday dates from Doncaster Council’s published calendar, checked Sun 2 Aug 2026. INSET days are set by each school, so you’ll find those on your school’s own page.

Doncaster 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 – 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 – Tue 23 Mar 2027
    GOV
  • Easter holiday
    Wed 24 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027
    GOV
    19 days off
  • Summer term (first half)
    Mon 12 Apr – Fri 28 May 2027
    GOV
  • Summer half term
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
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    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Wed 21 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: Doncaster 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 Doncaster

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Adwick Primary SchoolPrimary Arksey Primary SchoolPrimary Armthorpe AcademySecondary Armthorpe Shaw Wood AcademyPrimary Ash Hill AcademySecondary Askern Littlemoor Infant AcademyPrimary Askern Moss Road Infant AcademyPrimary Astrea Academy WoodfieldsSecondary Atlas AcademyPrimary Auckley Primary AcademyPrimary Bader Academy Balby Central Primary AcademyPrimary Barnburgh Primary AcademyPrimary Barnby Dun Primary AcademyPrimary Bawtry Mayflower Primary SchoolPrimary Bentley High Street Primary SchoolPrimary Bentley New Village Primary SchoolPrimary Bessacarr PrimaryPrimary Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Brooke Primary AcademyPrimary Campsmount AcademySecondary Canon Popham CofE Primary AcademyPrimary Carcroft Primary SchoolPrimary Carr Lodge AcademyPrimary Castle AcademyPrimary Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary AcademyPrimary Copley Junior SchoolPrimary Coppice School Crookesbroom Primary AcademyPrimary DN Colleges Group16 plus De Warenne AcademySecondary Denaby Main Primary AcademyPrimary Don Valley AcademySecondary Doncaster UTCSecondary Dunsville Primary SchoolPrimary Edenthorpe Hall Primary AcademyPrimary Edlington Victoria AcademyPrimary Grange Lane Infant AcademyPrimary Green TopPrimary Hall Cross AcademySecondary Harrison College Hatchell Wood Primary AcademyPrimary Hatfield Woodhouse Primary SchoolPrimary Hawthorn Primary SchoolPrimary Hayfield Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Heatherwood School Hesley Holdings Limited Hexthorpe Primary SchoolPrimary Highfields Primary AcademyPrimary Highwoods AcademyPrimary Hill Top AcademyPrimary Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Hospital Teaching Service Hungerhill SchoolSecondary Intake Primary AcademyPrimary Kingfisher Primary AcademyPrimary Kirk Sandall Infant SchoolPrimary Kirk Sandall Junior SchoolPrimary Kirkby Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary Lakeside Primary AcademyPrimary Long Toft Primary SchoolPrimary Maple Medical PRU Marshland Primary AcademyPrimary Mercury College Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Montagu AcademyPrimary Morley Place AcademyPrimary New College Doncaster16 plus New Pastures Primary SchoolPrimary North Ridge Community School Norton Infant SchoolPrimary Norton Junior SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary Outwood Academy AdwickSecondary Outwood Academy DanumSecondary Outwood Primary Academy WoodlandsPrimary Owston Park Primary AcademyPrimary Park Primary SchoolPrimary Pennine View School Pheasant Bank AcademyPrimary Plover Primary SchoolPrimary Richmond Hill Primary AcademyPrimary Ridgewood SchoolSecondary Rosedale Primary SchoolPrimary Rossington All Saints AcademySecondary Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Rowena AcademyPrimary Sandringham Primary SchoolPrimary Scawsby Junior AcademyPrimary Scawsby Saltersgate Infant SchoolPrimary Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary AcademyPrimary Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary SchoolPrimary Sheep Dip Lane AcademyPrimary Sir Thomas Wharton AcademySecondary Southfield PrimaryPrimary Spa Academy AskernPrimary Sprotbrough Orchard Infant SchoolPrimary St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary School, EdlingtonPrimary St Oswald's CofE AcademyPrimary St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Stone Hill School The Hayfield SchoolSecondary The Hesley Village College The Laurel AcademySecondary The Levett School The Mallard AcademyPrimary The McAuley Catholic High SchoolSecondary The Ridge Employability College Thorne King Edward Primary SchoolPrimary Tickhill Estfeld Primary SchoolPrimary Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Toll Bar Primary SchoolPrimary Tornedale Infant AcademyPrimary Town Field Primary SchoolPrimary Tranmoor PrimaryPrimary Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Trinity AcademySecondary Wadworth Primary SchoolPrimary Warmsworth Primary SchoolPrimary Waverley AcademyPrimary West Road Primary AcademyPrimary Willow Primary SchoolPrimary Windhill Primary SchoolPrimary Woodfield Primary SchoolPrimary XP EastSecondary XP SchoolSecondary Yorkshire Rose College

Independent schools in Doncaster

These schools set their own term dates and do not follow the Doncaster Council calendar, so their half terms and holidays often differ by a week or more. Each page carries the school’s own dates. Browse every independent school.

Hill House School

Questions parents ask

When do Doncaster schools go back in September 2026?

The Doncaster 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 Doncaster schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Doncaster 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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