Essex school term dates 2026/27
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Essex Terms 2026/27
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Autumn, term 1 | Tue 1 Sep 2026 | Fri 23 Oct 2026 |
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| Autumn, term 2 | Mon 2 Nov 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
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| Spring, term 3 | Mon 4 Jan 2027 | Fri 12 Feb 2027 |
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| Spring, term 4 | Mon 22 Feb 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
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| Summer, term 5 | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Fri 28 May 2027 |
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| Summer, term 6 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 | Wed 21 Jul 2027 |
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Essex Holidays 2026/27
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off |
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| October half term | Mon 26 Oct 2026 | Fri 30 Oct 2026 |
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| Christmas holiday | Mon 21 Dec 2026 | Thu 31 Dec 2026 |
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| New Year bank holiday (calculated from published boundaries) | Fri 1 Jan 2027 | Fri 1 Jan 2027 |
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| February half term | Mon 15 Feb 2027 | Fri 19 Feb 2027 |
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| Easter bank holiday | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Mon 29 Mar 2027 |
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| Easter holiday | Tue 30 Mar 2027 | Fri 9 Apr 2027 |
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| Early May bank holiday | Mon 3 May 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
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| May half term | Mon 31 May 2027 | Fri 4 Jun 2027 |
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| Summer holiday | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | Tue 31 Aug 2027 |
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2026/27
• holiday✕ pupil-freeterm~ window — your school chooses? set by your school / not yet published
September 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | |
October 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 Holiday | 27 Holiday | 28 Holiday | 29 Holiday | 30 Holiday | 31 | |
November 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | | | | | | |
December 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 Holiday | 22 Holiday | 23 Holiday | 24 Holiday | 25 Holiday | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Holiday | 29 Holiday | 30 Holiday | 31 Holiday | | | |
January 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | 1 Holiday | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 Holiday | 16 Holiday | 17 Holiday | 18 Holiday | 19 Holiday | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Holiday | 27 | 28 |
| 29 Holiday | 30 Holiday | 31 Holiday | | | | |
April 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | 1 Holiday | 2 Holiday | 3 | 4 |
| 5 Holiday | 6 Holiday | 7 Holiday | 8 Holiday | 9 Holiday | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | |
May 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 Holiday | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 Holiday | | | | | | |
June 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 Holiday | 2 Holiday | 3 Holiday | 4 Holiday | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | |
July 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Holiday | 23 Holiday | 24 | 25 |
| 26 Holiday | 27 Holiday | 28 Holiday | 29 Holiday | 30 Holiday | 31 | |
August 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 Holiday | 3 Holiday | 4 Holiday | 5 Holiday | 6 Holiday | 7 | 8 |
| 9 Holiday | 10 Holiday | 11 Holiday | 12 Holiday | 13 Holiday | 14 | 15 |
| 16 Holiday | 17 Holiday | 18 Holiday | 19 Holiday | 20 Holiday | 21 | 22 |
| 23 Holiday | 24 Holiday | 25 Holiday | 26 Holiday | 27 Holiday | 28 | 29 |
| 30 Holiday | 31 Holiday | | | | | |
These council dates normally apply to community and voluntary controlled schools. Academies and some other schools can choose different dates, so check with your school.
Source: Essex County Council, community and voluntary controlled school term dates. Foundation and voluntary-aided schools and academies may use different dates. Schools choose five staff-training days within the published pattern; check your school's calendar. https://www.essex.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/essex-school-terms-and-holidays/academic-year-2026-2027 — verified Tue 8 Sep 2026
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