School Day and Term Dates
School Day
8.30am arrival onwards
8.50am Form/Registration
9.15am Lesson 1
10.05am Lesson 2
10.55am Break
11.15am Lesson 3
12.05am Lesson 4
12.55pm Lunch
1.40pm Lesson 5/Registration
2.30pm Lesson 6
3.20pm KS3 Dismissed
3.25pm KS4 Dismissed
Contact us
- Ms. EJ Aubrey, Headteacher
- Mrs A Dove, SEND
- Dowdales School, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria LA15 8AH
- +44 01229 469800
- office@dowdales.school
School Opening Times
- 8:15am - 4pm
- Official start of the school day: 8.50am
- Official end of the school day: 3.25pm
- Total time in school in a typical week: 31hrs 15mins
School Day - Exam Season
8.30am arrival onwards
8.50am Form/Registration
8.55am Lesson 1
9.45am Lesson 2
10.35am Break
10.55am Lesson 3
11.45am Lesson 4
12.35pm Lunch
1.20pm Form Period
1.40pm Lesson 5
2.30pm Lesson 6
3.20pm KS3 Dismissed
3.25pm KS4 Dismissed
Term Dates
2025-2026
Autumn Term 2025
Starts
Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd September – Inset day for staff (closed to students)
Wednesday 3rd September – School open for students
Half-term Holiday
Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October
End – Friday 19th December
Spring Term 2026
Starts
Tuesday 6th January – Inset day for staff (closed to students)
Wednesday 7th January – School open for students
Half-term Holiday
Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February
End – Friday 27th March
Good Friday – 3rd April
Easter Monday – 6th April
Summer Term 2026
Starts
Monday 13th April
Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 4th May
Half-term Holiday
Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May
End – Friday 17th July
2026-2027
Autumn Term 2026
Starts
Tuesday 1st September – INSET Day for Staff
Wednesday 2nd September – INSET Day for Staff
Thursday 3rd September- School opens for all students
Half-Term Holiday
Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October 2026
End: Friday 18th December 2026
Spring Term 2027
Starts
Monday 4th January 2027 – School open for all students
Half-Term Holiday
Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February 2027
Ends
Thursday 25th March 2027
Good Friday – 26th March 2027
Easter Monday – 29th March 2027
Summer Term 2027
Starts
Monday 12th April 2027
Early May Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May 2027
Half-Term Holiday
Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May 2027
Ends Friday 16th July 2027
Proposed Term Dates
2027-2028
Autumn Term 2027
Starts – Monday 6th September
Half-term Holiday
Monday 25th October to Friday 29th October
End – Friday 16th December
Spring Term 2028
Starts – Tuesday 5th January
Half-term Holiday
Monday 14th February to Friday 18th February
End – Friday 31st March
Good Friday – 14th April
Easter Monday – 17th April
Summer Term 2028
Starts – Tuesday 18th April
Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 1st May
Half-term Holiday
Monday 29th May to Friday 2nd June
End – Thursday 20th July
Proposed Term Dates
2028-2029
Autumn Term 2028
Starts – Wednesday 6th September
Half-term Holiday
Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November
End – Friday 22nd December
Spring Term 2029
Starts – Tuesday 9th January
Half-term Holiday
Monday 19th February to Friday 23rd February
End – Thursday 29th March
Good Friday – 30th March
Easter Monday – 2nd April
Summer Term 2029
Starts – Monday 16th April
Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 7th May
Half-term Holiday
Monday 28th May to Friday 1st June
End – Friday 20th July