Oldham school term dates 2026/27

Official Oldham Council dates

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

Oldham 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 – Wed 21 Jul 2027
    GOV

Where these dates come from: Oldham Council’s published calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates - your school’s page shows the dates that actually apply to it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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Schools in Oldham

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Alexandra Park Junior SchoolPrimary Alt AcademyPrimary Bare Trees Primary SchoolPrimary Beal Vale Primary SchoolPrimary Beever Primary SchoolPrimary Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary Broadfield Primary SchoolPrimary Buckstones Primary SchoolPrimary Burnley Brow Community SchoolPrimary Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Co-op Academy FailsworthSecondary Coppice Primary AcademyPrimary Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary Crompton Primary SchoolPrimary Delph Primary SchoolPrimary Diggle SchoolPrimary E-ACT Royton and Crompton AcademySecondary E-ACT the Oldham Academy NorthSecondary East Crompton St George's CofE SchoolPrimary East Crompton St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Fir Bank Primary SchoolPrimary Freehold Community AcademyPrimary Friezland Primary SchoolPrimary Future Finders Employability CollegeNot applicable Glodwick Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Greenacres Primary AcademyPrimary Greenfield Primary SchoolPrimary Greenfield St Mary's CofE SchoolPrimary Greenhill AcademyPrimary Halcyon Way SchoolNot applicable Hey-with-Zion Primary SchoolPrimary Higher Failsworth Primary SchoolPrimary Hodge Clough Primary SchoolPrimary Hollinwood AcademyNot applicable Holy Cross Ceva Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Family RC Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary Horton Mill Community Primary SchoolPrimary Kingfisher Special SchoolNot applicable Kingsland SchoolNot applicable Knowsley Junior SchoolPrimary Limehurst Community Primary SchoolPrimary Littlemoor Primary SchoolPrimary Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Mather Street Primary SchoolPrimary Mayfield Primary SchoolPrimary Medlock Valley Primary SchoolPrimary Mills Hill Primary SchoolPrimary New Bridge SchoolNot applicable North Chadderton SchoolSecondary Northmoor AcademyPrimary Oasis Academy ClarksfieldPrimary Oasis Academy LeesbrookSecondary Oasis Academy LimesidePrimary Oasis Academy OldhamSecondary Oldham Sixth Form College16 plus Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Richmond AcademyPrimary Roundthorn Primary AcademyPrimary Royton Hall Primary SchoolPrimary Rushcroft Primary SchoolPrimary Saddleworth SchoolSecondary Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademySecondary South Failsworth Community Primary SchoolPrimary Spring Brook AcademyNot applicable Springhead Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Agnes CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary SchoolPrimary St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Hilda's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Hugh's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary St Mary's CofE Primary School High CromptonPrimary St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimary St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St. Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Stanley Road Primary SchoolPrimary The Blue Coat CofE SchoolSecondary The Brian Clarke Church of England AcademySecondary The Crompton House Church of England AcademySecondary The Hathershaw CollegeSecondary The Oldham College16 plus The Radclyffe SchoolSecondary The Springboard ProjectNot applicable Thornham St. James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Thorp Primary SchoolPrimary Waterhead AcademySecondary Werneth Primary SchoolPrimary Westwood AcademyPrimary Whitegate End Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Willowpark Primary AcademyPrimary Woodhouses Voluntary Primary SchoolPrimary Woodlands Primary AcademyPrimary Yew Tree Community SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Oldham schools go back in September 2026?

The Oldham 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 Oldham schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Oldham Council calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates, and every school chooses its own INSET days. That is why the school finder is the reliable route: each school's page shows the dates that actually apply to it.

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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