--- title: "Term Dates" url: "https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/termdates" school: "St Luke & St Philip’s Primary School" --- # Term Dates ### School Times School doors open at **8.45am** School starts for all pupils at **8.55am** School closes for all pupils at **3.30 pm** Please make sure that your child is in the playground at least five minutes before the starting times, but not before 8.45am. Supervision by staff is not available before this time. The compulsory time that school is open per typical week is 32 hours and 55 minutes. ### Inset Days - 2026/2027 **Tuesday 1st September 2026** **Friday 23rd October 2026** **Friday 12th February 2027** **Monday 7th June 2027** **Wednesday 21st July 2027** ### Term Dates Holidays 2026 - 2027 206 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/files/documents/Holidays_2026_-_2027.docx_(1).pdf) Holidays 2027 - 2028 208 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/files/documents/Holidays_2027_-_2028.docx.pdf) **Important Update** **Changes to Education-related Penalty Notices** **Information for Parents** You may be aware that the Department for Education has recently announced national changes to fixed penalty notices issued for unauthorised absence in term time. **These changes came into effect on 19th August 2024** The changes to be aware of are:  Penalty notices issued for offences that take place after 19 th August 2024 will be charged at a new rate of £160 per parent per child. This can be paid at £80 if paid within 21 days.  A second penalty notice issued to the same parent, for the same child, within a rolling 3- year period will be issued at the rate of £160 to be paid within 28 days, with no option for a discounted rate.  The threshold at which a penalty notice must be considered is set at 10 sessions (equivalent to 5 days) of unauthorised absence within a rolling 10-school week period 1 . This may include absences as a result of arriving late after the register closes. The 10 school weeks may span different terms or school years.  A maximum of 2 penalty notices may be issued to a parent for the same child within a rolling 3-year period, so at the 3rd (or subsequent) offence(s) another course of action will need to be considered (such as prosecution or one of the other attendance legal interventions).  Only penalty notices issued for absences taking place after 19 th August 2024 will count towards the above thresholds. ### Parents - [Term Dates](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/termdates) - [Useful Links](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/useful-links) - [Newsletters](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/newsletters) - [PTA](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/pta) - [Parent Support](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/parent-support) - [Parents Code of Conduct](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/parents-code-of-conduct) - [Online Safety](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/online-safety) - [Useful information](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/useful-information) - [Homework](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/homework) - [Homework Help](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/homework-help) - [Reception Intake 2026/2027](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/reception-intake-2023-2024) - [School Uniform](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/parents/school-uniform) - ![Step into Quality](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/step-into-quality-logo.jpg) - ![DOB](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/DOBWordsCrest.jpg) - ![National Lottery Funded](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/lottery-funded.jpg) - ![Green Tree School](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/woodland-trust-gold-award-1.jpg) - ![Team](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/teamlogo.png) - ![Magic Breakfast](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/magic-breakfast.jpg) - ![Raising Aspirations](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/Raising-Aspirations-Badge(2).png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/Gold_award_2024(2).png) - ![HSBC](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/X4029_Smart-Money-Awards-website-badge-D-1.jpg) - ![Christian Aid Global Neighbours](https://files.schudio.com/st-luke-st-philip-s-primary-school/images/partners/bronze_2024-28_(3).jpg) ##### Location Hancock Street Blackburn BB2 2LZ ##### Contact Us 01254 54866 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stlukesblackburn) - [X](https://twitter.com/stluke_philips) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Luke & St Philip’s Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stlukesblackburn.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)