Rochdale school term dates 2026/27

Official Rochdale Council dates

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

Rochdale term dates 2026/27

2026/27 academic year
First day of school · first day back

Thu 3 Sep 2026

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Autumn term (first half)

Thu 3 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026

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Autumn half-term holiday

Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026

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9 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 – Fri 12 Feb 2027

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Spring half-term holiday

Sat 13 – Sun 21 Feb 2027

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9 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 – Fri 28 May 2027

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Summer half-term holiday

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

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Summer holiday

Thu 22 Jul – Sun 5 Sep 2027

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46 days off

Where these dates come from: Rochdale 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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These are the council dates. Your school adds its own INSET days, and academies can set different dates entirely. Find your school to subscribe to the calendar that actually applies. Free, and it keeps itself up to date.

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Schools in Rochdale

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Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary Alkrington Primary SchoolPrimary All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolPrimary Bamford AcademyPrimary Belfield Community SchoolPrimary Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolPrimary Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolPrimary Brimrod Community Primary SchoolPrimary Broadfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary Caldershaw Primary SchoolPrimary Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolSecondary Castleton Primary SchoolPrimary Crossgates Primary SchoolPrimary Deeplish Primary AcademyPrimary Dixons Middleton AcademySecondary Edgar Wood AcademySecondary Elm Wood Primary SchoolPrimary Falinge Park High SchoolSecondary Greenbank Primary SchoolPrimary Hamer Community Primary SchoolPrimary Harwood Park Primary SchoolPrimary Healey Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolPrimary Heybrook Primary SchoolPrimary Heywood AcademyNot applicable Hollin Primary SchoolPrimary Hollingworth AcademySecondary Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeSecondary Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Hopwood Community Primary SchoolPrimary Hopwood Hall College16 plus Howard Street Nursery SchoolNursery Kentmere Primary AcademyPrimary Kingsway Park High SchoolSecondary Little Heaton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Littleborough Community Primary SchoolPrimary Lowerplace Primary SchoolPrimary Marland Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary Matthew Moss High SchoolSecondary Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Middleton Parish Church SchoolPrimary Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Moorhouse AcademyPrimary Newhey Community Primary SchoolPrimary Newhouse AcademySecondary Newlands SchoolNot applicable Norden Primary AcademyPrimary Oak Haven SchoolNot applicable Oulder Hill Leadership AcademySecondary Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary Parkfield Primary SchoolPrimary Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral ServiceNot applicable RedwoodNot applicable Rochdale Sixth Form College16 plus Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary Sandbrook Community Primary SchoolPrimary Shawclough Community Primary SchoolPrimary Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary Spotland Primary AcademyPrimary SpringsideNot applicable St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary St Anne's Church of England AcademySecondary St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdalePrimary St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St John's Church of England Primary School, ThornhamPrimary St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BalderstonePrimary St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonPrimary St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary St Michael's Church of England Primary School, AlkringtonPrimary St Michael's Church of England Primary School, BamfordPrimary St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdalePrimary St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, RochdalePrimary St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary SchoolPrimary Sunny Brow Nursery SchoolNursery Wardle AcademySecondary Whittaker Moss Primary SchoolPrimary Woodland Community Primary SchoolPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Rochdale schools go back in September 2026?

The Rochdale Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Thu 3 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 Rochdale schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Rochdale 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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