Term Time Dates and Attendance

SCHOOL DAY

	Start of School Day	End of School Day
ALL YEAR GROUPS	8:45am	3:20pm

Children should arrive at school at least five minutes before school begins but should not arrive earlier than 8:30am. No responsibility can be taken for pupils who arrive before this time. The doors will be opened at 8:40am.

2025 – 2026 TERM TIME DATES

Holiday	School Closes	School Opens
	(Fri 18th Jul 25)	Mon 1st Sep 25
AUTUMN MID TERM CLOSURE	Wed 22nd Oct 25	Mon 3rd Nov 25
AUTUMN TERM CLOSURE	Fri 19th Dec 25 at 1:15pm	Mon 5th Jan 26
SPRING MID TERM CLOSURE	Fri 13th Feb 26	Mon 23rd Feb 26
SPRING TERM CLOSURE	Fri 27th Mar 26	Mon 13 Apr 26
MAY DAY	Fri 1st May 26	Tue 5th May 26
SUMMER MID TERM CLOSURE	Fri 22nd May 26	Wed 3rd June 26
SUMMER TERM CLOSURE	Fri 17th Jul 26 at 1:15pm

2026 – 2027 TERM TIME DATES

Holiday	School Closes	School Opens
	(Fri 17th Jul 26)	Thu 3rd Sep 26
AUTUMN MID TERM CLOSURE	Fri 23rd Oct 26	Mon 2nd Nov 26
AUTUMN TERM CLOSURE	Fri 18th Dec 26 at 1:15pm	Mon 4th Jan 27
SPRING MID TERM CLOSURE	Fri 12th Feb 27	Mon 22nd Feb 27
SPRING TERM CLOSURE	Thu 25th Mar 27	Mon 12 Apr 27
MAY DAY	Fri 30th Apr 27	Tue 4th May 27
SUMMER MID TERM CLOSURE	Fri 28th May 27	Mon 7th June 27
SUMMER TERM CLOSURE	Fri 16th Jul 27 at 1:15pm

ATTENDANCE – EVERY DAY MATTERS

Barnoldswick Church of England Primary School recognises the foundation of securing good attendance is that school is a calm, orderly, safe and supportive environment where all pupils want to be and are keen and ready to learn.

It is the legal responsibility of every parent to make sure their child receives an efficient full-time education either by attendance at a school or by education otherwise than at a school. Where parents decide to have their child registered at school, they have an additional legal duty to ensure their child attends that school regularly. This means their child must attend every day that the school is open, except in a small number of allowable circumstances such as being too ill to attend or being given permission for an absence in advance from the school. This is essential for pupils to get the most out of their school experience, including their attainment, wellbeing and wider life chances.

Requests to take children out of school during term time must be made to the head teacher by completing an absence form available from the school office or using the download link below.

We follow strict guidelines laid down by the government which means that holidays taken in term time will NOT be authorised.

If a child does take a holiday in term time their attendance record will be marked as unauthorised absence. If the absence is for less than 15 school days, we reserve the right to ask the Local Authority to issue a penalty notice. If the absence is for 15 school days or more, the Local Authority may prosecute parents and not offer the opportunity to pay a penalty notice. Please see the information below and our attendance policy for further details.

Lancashire County Council set the holiday framework for schools. This is published at: http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/school-term-dates-and-holidays.aspx

Is my child too ill for school?

It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school when they’re unwell.

These NHS guidelines might help you decide https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/#maincontent