Westmorland and Furness school term dates 2026/27

Official Westmorland and Furness Council dates

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

Westmorland and Furness term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

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

Where these dates come from: Westmorland and Furness 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 Westmorland and Furness

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Allithwaite CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Alston Primary SchoolPrimary Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Appleby Grammar SchoolSecondary Appleby Primary SchoolPrimary Armathwaite SchoolPrimary Arnside National CofE SchoolPrimary Asby Endowed SchoolPrimary Askam Village SchoolPrimary Barrow Island Community Primary SchoolPrimary Beaconside CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Beetham CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Bolton Primary SchoolPrimary Brisbane Park Infant SchoolPrimary Brough Community Primary SchoolPrimary Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Brunswick SchoolPrimary Burlington CofE SchoolPrimary Burton Morewood CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Calthwaite CofE SchoolPrimary Cambridge Primary SchoolPrimary Cartmel CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Cartmel Priory CofE SchoolSecondary Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory SchoolNot applicable Castle Park SchoolPrimary Chapel Street Infants and Nursery SchoolPrimary Chetwynde SchoolAll-through Church Walk CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Clifton Primary SchoolPrimary Coniston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Croftlands Infant SchoolPrimary Croftlands Junior SchoolPrimary Crosby Ravensworth CofE SchoolPrimary Crosscrake CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Crosthwaite CofE SchoolPrimary Culgaith CofE SchoolPrimary Dallam SchoolSecondary Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary Dean Barwick Primary SchoolPrimary Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, KendalPrimary Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary Dowdales SchoolSecondary Flookburgh CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Furness AcademySecondary Furness College16 plus George Hastwell School Special AcademyNot applicable George Romney Junior SchoolPrimary Ghyllside Primary SchoolPrimary Goodly Dale Primary SchoolPrimary Grange CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Grasmere CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Grayrigg CofE SchoolPrimary Greengate Junior SchoolPrimary Greystoke Primary SchoolPrimary Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary SchoolPrimary Heron Hill Primary SchoolPrimary High Hesket CofE SchoolPrimary Hindpool Nursery SchoolNursery Holme Primary SchoolPrimary Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Ivegill CofE SchoolPrimary John Ruskin SchoolSecondary Kendal College16 plus Kendal Nursery SchoolNursery Kirkbie Kendal SchoolSecondary Kirkby Stephen Grammar SchoolSecondary Kirkby Stephen Primary SchoolPrimary Kirkby Thore SchoolPrimary Kirkoswald CofE SchoolPrimary Langdale CofE SchoolPrimary Langwathby CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Lazonby C of E Primary SchoolPrimary Leven Valley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Levens CofE SchoolPrimary Lindal and Marton Primary SchoolPrimary Lindale CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Long Marton SchoolPrimary Low Furness CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Lowther Endowed SchoolPrimary Milburn SchoolPrimary Milnthorpe Primary SchoolPrimary Morland Area CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Nenthead Primary SchoolPrimary Newbarns Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Newton Village AcademyPrimary North Lakes SchoolPrimary Old Hutton CofE SchoolPrimary Ormsgill Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary Orton CofE SchoolPrimary Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-FurnessPrimary Oversands SchoolNot applicable Parkside AcademyPrimary Patterdale CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Pennington CofE SchoolPrimary Penny Bridge CofE SchoolPrimary Penruddock Primary SchoolPrimary Plumpton SchoolPrimary Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithSecondary Queen Elizabeth SchoolSecondary Queen Elizabeth Studio SchoolSecondary Ramsden Infant SchoolPrimary Roose SchoolPrimary Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, BarrowPrimary Samuel King's SchoolSecondary Sandgate SchoolNot applicable Sandside Lodge SchoolNot applicable Sedbergh Primary SchoolPrimary Sedbergh SchoolNot applicable Selside Endowed CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Settlebeck SchoolSecondary Shap Endowed CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Sir John Barrow SchoolPrimary Skelton SchoolPrimary South Cumbria Pupil Referral ServiceNot applicable South Lakes AcademyNot applicable South Walney Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary South Walney Junior SchoolPrimary St Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowSecondary St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, PenrithPrimary St Columba's SchoolPrimary St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, WindermerePrimary St George's CofE SchoolPrimary St James' CofE Junior SchoolPrimary St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Catholic Primary School, UlverstonPrimary St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary St Patrick's CofE SchoolPrimary St Paul's CofE Junior SchoolPrimary St Pius X Catholic Primary School, BarrowPrimary St Thomas's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Stainton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Staveley CofE SchoolPrimary Storth CofE SchoolPrimary Stramongate Primary SchoolPrimary Tebay Primary SchoolPrimary Temple Sowerby CofE Primary SchoolPrimary The Lakes SchoolSecondary The Queen Katherine SchoolSecondary Threlkeld CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Ullswater Community CollegeSecondary Ulverston Victoria High SchoolSecondary Vicarage Park CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Vickerstown SchoolPrimary Victoria AcademyPrimary Victoria Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Walney SchoolSecondary Warcop CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Windermere SchoolNot applicable Yanwath Primary SchoolPrimary Yarlside AcademyPrimary

Questions parents ask

When do Westmorland and Furness schools go back in September 2026?

The Westmorland and Furness 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 Westmorland and Furness schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Westmorland and Furness 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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