Holidays

School Holidays 2026/27

Please visit the Durham County 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 following dates are teacher training dates for 2026/27:

Tuesday 1st September 2026

Monday 2nd November 2026

Monday 4th January 2027

Thursday 25th March 2027

Friday 28th May 2027

School Holidays 2027/28

The following dates are teacher training dates for 2027/8:

Wednesday 1^st September 2027

Monday 18^th October 2027

Tuesday 19^th October 2027

Monday 24^th July 2028

Tuesday 25^th July 2028

School Holidays During Term Time

The Government has amended regulations for taking holidays in term time and these new regulations come into effect from September 2013.

Head teachers have the discretion to grant leave, but they should only do so in exceptional circumstances. If a head teacher grants a leave request, it will be for them to determine the length of time that the child can be away from school. This leave is unlikely, however, to be granted for the purposes of a family holiday. Please fill out the below form in as much detail as possible to help us fairly consider your request.

Parents can be fined for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school.

Please contact the school if you wish to discuss this with the Head Teacher.

Article 24: Every child has the right to an education.