---
title: "School Term Dates"
url: "https://www.balshaws.org.uk/termdates"
school: "Balshaw’s Church of England High School"
---

# School Term Dates

### School Term Dates

### School Term 2026/2027

### Autumn Term 2026

| **\*\*** Training days | Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 September 2026 |
|---|---|
| **†** Re-open on | Thursday 3 September 2026 |
| **\*\*** Training day | Friday 2 October 2026 |
| Mid Term closure | Monday 26 October - Friday 30 October 2026 |
| **\*\*** Training day | Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
| **\* Early closure on** | Friday 18 December 2026 |

### Spring Term 2027

| Re-open on | Monday 4 January 2027 |
|---|---|
| Mid Term closure | Monday 15 February - Friday 19 February 2027 |
| **\* Early closure on** | Thursday 25 March 2027 |

### Summer Term 2027

| Re-open on | Monday 12 April 2027 |
|---|---|
| May Day closure | Monday 3 May 2027 |
| Mid Term closure | Monday 31 May - Friday 4 June 2027 |
| **\* Early closure on** | Wednesday 21 July 2027 |

**† Please see school website for start times for individual year groups nearer the date**

**\* Please see school website for early closure times nearer the date.  Likely to be approximately 1.00pm**

**\*\* Training Days – school is closed for students**

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### School Term 2027/2028

### Autumn Term 2027

| **\*\*** Training days | Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 September 2027 |
|---|---|
| **†** Re-open on | Friday 3 September 2027 |
| **\*\*** Training day | Friday 8 October 2027 |
| Mid Term closure | Monday 25 October - Friday 29 October 2027 |
| **\*\*** Training day | Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 November 2027 |
| **\* Early closure on** | Friday 17 December 2027 |

### Spring Term 2028

| Re-open on | Wednesday 5 January 2028 |
|---|---|
| Mid Term closure | Monday 21 February - Friday 25 February 2028 |
| **\* Early closure on** | Friday 31 March 2028 |

### Summer Term 2028

| Re-open on | Tuesday 18 April 2028 |
|---|---|
| May Day closure | Monday 1 May 2028 |
| Mid Term closure | Monday 29 May - Friday 2 June 2028 |
| **\* Early closure on** | Friday 21 July 2028 |

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### Please use the links below to download or print the term dates:

### School Term Dates

 School Term Dates 2026-2027  Updated on 06/10/2025 168 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/balshaws/files/documents/School_term_dates_2026-2027.pdf)

 School Term Dates 2027-2028  Updated on 21/09/2026 245 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/balshaws/files/documents/School_term_dates_2027-28(1).pdf)

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