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School holidays in Darlington 2026/27: term dates and half terms

Council source retrieved 23 August 2026. A separate date for the last calendar review is not recorded.

Darlington 2026/27: term dates and half terms

status not statedcouncil calendaracademies may differRetrieved from the council's page on 23 August 2026.

Status tags: agreed, the source says the dates are approved; proposed, the source labels them proposed, so we withhold them; status not stated, approval is not recorded; council calendar, the authority's own calendar; Welsh Ministers' Direction, the dates Welsh Ministers set for council schools; academies may differ, academies and some other schools set their own dates.

School term dates 2026/27
2026/27StartsEndsStatus
Autumn termTuesday 1 September 2026Friday 18 December 2026status not stated
October half termMonday 26 October 2026Friday 30 October 2026status not stated
Christmas holidaysMonday 21 December 2026Friday 1 January 2027status not stated
Spring termMonday 4 January 2027Thursday 25 March 2027status not stated
February half termMonday 15 February 2027Friday 19 February 2027status not stated
Easter holidaysFriday 26 March 2027Friday 9 April 2027status not stated
Summer termMonday 12 April 2027Wednesday 21 July 2027status not stated
May half termMonday 31 May 2027Friday 4 June 2027status not stated

Source: official calendar for 2026/27.

Year at a glance: Darlington 2026/27

From 1 September 2026 to 21 July 2027, the span of dates held for this school year. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

Autumn term, 1 September to 18 December 2026Spring term, 4 January to 25 March 2027Summer term, 12 April to 21 July 2027Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027Easter holidays, 26 March to 9 April 2027October half term, 26 to 30 October 2026February half term, 15 to 19 February 2027May half term, 31 May to 4 June 2027
Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for Darlington
PeriodKindDates
Autumn termTerm1 September to 18 December 2026
October half termHalf term26 to 30 October 2026
Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027
Spring termTerm4 January to 25 March 2027
February half termHalf term15 to 19 February 2027
Easter holidaysHoliday26 March to 9 April 2027
Summer termTerm12 April to 21 July 2027
May half termHalf term31 May to 4 June 2027

Source: official calendar for Darlington 2026/27, retrieved 23 August 2026.

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Darlington 2027/28: term dates and half terms

status not statedcouncil calendaracademies may differRetrieved from the council's page on 23 August 2026.

School term dates 2027/28
2027/28StartsEndsStatus
Autumn termWednesday 1 September 2027Friday 17 December 2027status not stated
October half termMonday 25 October 2027Friday 29 October 2027status not stated
Christmas holidaysMonday 20 December 2027Monday 3 January 2028status not stated
Spring termTuesday 4 January 2028Friday 7 April 2028status not stated
February half termMonday 28 February 2028Friday 3 March 2028status not stated
Easter holidaysMonday 10 April 2028Friday 21 April 2028status not stated
Summer termMonday 24 April 2028Thursday 20 July 2028status not stated
May half termMonday 29 May 2028Friday 2 June 2028status not stated

Source: official calendar for 2027/28.

Year at a glance: Darlington 2027/28

From 1 September 2027 to 20 July 2028, the span of dates held for this school year. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

Autumn term, 1 September to 17 December 2027Spring term, 4 January to 7 April 2028Summer term, 24 April to 20 July 2028Christmas holidays, 20 December 2027 to 3 January 2028Easter holidays, 10 to 21 April 2028October half term, 25 to 29 October 2027February half term, 28 February to 3 March 2028May half term, 29 May to 2 June 2028
Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for Darlington
PeriodKindDates
Autumn termTerm1 September to 17 December 2027
October half termHalf term25 to 29 October 2027
Christmas holidaysHoliday20 December 2027 to 3 January 2028
Spring termTerm4 January to 7 April 2028
February half termHalf term28 February to 3 March 2028
Easter holidaysHoliday10 to 21 April 2028
Summer termTerm24 April to 20 July 2028
May half termHalf term29 May to 2 June 2028

Source: official calendar for Darlington 2027/28, retrieved 23 August 2026.

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These are the dates set by Darlington for community and voluntary-controlled schools. Academies, foundation schools and some others set their own dates, which can differ, and individual schools add INSET days. Always check with the school before booking anything.

Source: the authority's own published term dates page, retrieved 23 August 2026.

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