Blackpool Council & LEA School Holidays and Term Dates

The schools within the city of Blackpool fall under the local education authority of Blackpool city council. The council is responsible for monitoring the schools and for setting term dates and the calendar for holidays. For the coming year, they have split the school year into three terms. The first of these is the autumn term that runs from 1st September to 28th October. The October half term runs until November 7th and the remainder of the term runs until 23rd December. The spring term runs from 9th January until 31st March with the February half term 2017 from 10th to 20th of the month. Finally, the summer term runs from 18th April and ends on 21st July with the May half term from 26th May to 5th June. These dates apply to 30 primary schools, 7 secondary schools, three special schools and two further education colleges within the council area.

The Inset Days for the Local Education Authority Schools in Blackpool are decided by the individual schools. Blackpool Data Source