Blackpool school term dates
Checked against Blackpool Council's published guidance · September 2026
Blackpool is one of two places in the UK where we can't give you a council calendar, because there isn't one. Blackpool Council doesn't set borough-wide term dates: every school in Blackpool sets its own term dates and inset days, and the council's own advice is to check with your child's school before arranging holidays or childcare.
How to find your school's dates
Your school's website is the authority, usually under "term dates" or "parents". The council keeps a list of Blackpool schools with contacts and a core school dates page explaining the arrangement. In practice many Blackpool schools stay close to the dates used across Lancashire, but "close" is not "the same", and half terms are where they drift.
What neighbouring areas do
If you're comparing across the Fylde coast, Lancashire County Council publishes a full calendar covering its community schools, and Blackburn with Darwen publishes its own. Both are on this site with sources linked, and you can compare them against every other council on the UK school holidays table.
Common questions
What are Blackpool's school term dates?
Blackpool Council does not set borough-wide term dates. Every school in Blackpool sets its own term dates and inset days, so the dates come from your child's school rather than the council.
Where do I find my Blackpool school's term dates?
On the school's own website, usually under term dates or parents. Blackpool Council publishes a list of schools with contact details, and its core school dates page explains that schools set their own calendars.
Do Blackpool schools follow Lancashire's term dates?
Many stay close to the pattern used across Lancashire, but they are not required to, and half terms are where they drift. Check your school before booking anything you cannot refund.