You can view or download out latest School Holidays below:
School Holiday Dates
2025 – 2026
The Professional development days for 2025-2026
Monday 1st September 2025
Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Monday 5th January 2026
Monday 20th July 2026
Tuesday 21st July 2026
May Day
Monday 4 May 2026
May Half-Term
- Term ends: Friday 22 May 2026
- May Half-Term: Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May 2026
- Term commences: Monday 1 June 2026
Summer
Term ends: Friday 17 July 2026
School Holiday Dates
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2026 – 2027
The Professional development days for 2026-2027
- Tuesday 1st September 2026
- Friday 23rd October 2026
- Monday 19th July 2027
- Tuesday 20th July 2027
- Wednesday 21st July 2027
Alternatively, please visit the Darlington Borough Council website to view or download the school holidays dates for this academic year and next year for all community schools, special schools and voluntary controlled schools. Please note that voluntary aided (church) schools, foundation schools and academies may have set different dates and you should check with the school or academy to confirm their arrangements or view the PDF for schools not following the standard term and holiday dates.
The attached calendars show 195 days, schools are required to be open to pupils 190 of those days with the remaining five for staff in-service training. These five days will be published as soon as these are agreed.
School Holidays During Term Time
The Government amended regulations for taking holidays in term time and these new regulations came into effect from September 2013. Head teachers have the discretion to grant leave, but they should only do so in exceptional circumstances. Parents/carers can be fined for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school. Please read the attached leaflet or contact the school if you wish to discuss your application further with the Headteacher.
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