# Pendle Vale College

Pendle Vale College is a Secondary school for ages 11 to 16 in Nelson, Lancashire, with 1,046 pupils.

## Term dates

Basis: **authority_statutory** — Pendle Vale College is a community or voluntary controlled school, so Lancashire’s calendar is the legal authority for its term dates.
Source: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/school-term-dates-and-holidays/
Last checked: 31 August 2026
| Type | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| term | Autumn term | 2026-09-01 | 2026-12-18 |
| half_term | October half term | 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-30 |
| holiday | Christmas holiday | 2026-12-19 | 2027-01-03 |
| term | Spring term | 2027-01-04 | 2027-03-25 |
| half_term | February half term | 2027-02-15 | 2027-02-19 |
| holiday | Easter holiday | 2027-03-26 | 2027-04-11 |
| term | Summer term | 2027-04-12 | 2027-07-21 |
| half_term | May half term | 2027-05-31 | 2027-06-04 |
| holiday | Summer holiday | 2027-07-22 | 2027-08-31 |

## Facts

- **URN:** 134989
- **UKPRN:** 10017926
- **Type:** Community school
- **Phase:** Secondary
- **Ages:** 11–16
- **Pupils:** 1,046
- **Capacity:** 1,050
- **Local authority:** Lancashire (https://schooldates.co.uk/council/lancashire)
- **Address:** Oxford Road, Nelson, BB9 8LF
- **Coordinates:** 53.843449, -2.196446
- **Website:** http://www.pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk
- **Opened:** 1 August 2006

## Provenance

- **Source:** Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education
- **As at:** 31 August 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://schooldates.co.uk/school/pendle-vale-college

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