Essex school term dates 2027/28
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Essex Terms 2027/28
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Autumn, term 1 | Wed 1 Sep 2027 | Fri 22 Oct 2027 |
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| Autumn, term 2 | Mon 1 Nov 2027 | Fri 17 Dec 2027 |
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| Spring, term 3 | Tue 4 Jan 2028 | Fri 11 Feb 2028 |
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| Spring, term 4 | Mon 21 Feb 2028 | Fri 31 Mar 2028 |
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| Summer, term 5 | Tue 18 Apr 2028 | Fri 26 May 2028 |
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| Summer, term 6 | Mon 5 Jun 2028 | Fri 21 Jul 2028 |
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Essex Holidays 2027/28
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off |
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| October half term | Mon 25 Oct 2027 | Fri 29 Oct 2027 |
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| Christmas holiday | Mon 20 Dec 2027 | Mon 3 Jan 2028 |
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| February half term | Mon 14 Feb 2028 | Fri 18 Feb 2028 |
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| Easter holiday | Mon 3 Apr 2028 | Thu 13 Apr 2028 |
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| Easter bank holiday | Fri 14 Apr 2028 | Mon 17 Apr 2028 |
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| Early May bank holiday | Mon 1 May 2028 | Mon 1 May 2028 |
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| May half term | Mon 29 May 2028 | Fri 2 Jun 2028 |
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| Spring bank holiday | Mon 29 May 2028 | Mon 29 May 2028 |
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| Summer holiday | Mon 24 Jul 2028 | Set by your school |
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| Summer term 6 break | Mon 24 Jul 2028 | — |
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2027/28
• holiday✕ pupil-freeterm~ window — your school chooses? set by your school / not yet published
September 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 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | | |
October 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 Holiday | 26 Holiday | 27 Holiday | 28 Holiday | 29 Holiday | 30 | 31 |
November 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 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | | | | | |
December 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 Holiday | 21 Holiday | 22 Holiday | 23 Holiday | 24 Holiday | 25 | 26 |
| 27 Holiday | 28 Holiday | 29 Holiday | 30 Holiday | 31 Holiday | | |
January 2028
| 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 | | | | | | |
February 2028
| 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 Holiday | 15 Holiday | 16 Holiday | 17 Holiday | 18 Holiday | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | | | | | |
March 2028
| 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 | 31 | | |
April 2028
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 Holiday | 4 Holiday | 5 Holiday | 6 Holiday | 7 Holiday | 8 | 9 |
| 10 Holiday | 11 Holiday | 12 Holiday | 13 Holiday | 14 Holiday | 15 | 16 |
| 17 Holiday | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2028
| 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 Holiday | 30 Holiday | 31 Holiday | | | | |
June 2028
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | 1 Holiday | 2 Holiday | 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 | | |
July 2028
| 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 Set by your school | 25 Set by your school | 26 Set by your school | 27 Set by your school | 28 Set by your school | 29 | 30 |
| 31 Set by your school | | | | | | |
August 2028
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 1 Set by your school | 2 Set by your school | 3 Set by your school | 4 Set by your school | 5 | 6 |
| 7 Set by your school | 8 Set by your school | 9 Set by your school | 10 Set by your school | 11 Set by your school | 12 | 13 |
| 14 Set by your school | 15 Set by your school | 16 Set by your school | 17 Set by your school | 18 Set by your school | 19 | 20 |
| 21 Set by your school | 22 Set by your school | 23 Set by your school | 24 Set by your school | 25 Set by your school | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Set by your school | 29 Set by your school | 30 Set by your school | 31 Set by your school | | | |
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-2027-2028 — verified Tue 8 Sep 2026
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