Essex school term dates
Official local authority term dates for schools in Essex. Use the calendar below, browse dates by academic year, or add them to your calendar.
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Showing local authority term dates for 2025–2026 and 2026–2027. Individual schools may publish different dates — check the school page to confirm.
August 2026
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Half-term
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
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Summer holiday
21/07/2026 – 31/08/2026
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Academic year 2025–2026
| Type | Title | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| term | Autumn, term 1 | 1 September 2025 – 24 October 2025 |
| half term | Autumn half term | 27 October 2025 – 31 October 2025 |
| term | Autumn, term 2 | 3 November 2025 – 19 December 2025 |
| holiday | Winter holiday (Christmas) | 22 December 2025 – 2 January 2026 |
| term | Spring, term 3 | 5 January 2026 – 13 February 2026 |
| half term | Spring half term | 16 February 2026 – 20 February 2026 |
| term | Spring, term 4 | 23 February 2026 – 27 March 2026 |
| holiday | Spring holiday (Easter) | 30 March 2026 – 10 April 2026 |
| term | Summer, term 5 | 13 April 2026 – 22 May 2026 |
| other | Early May bank holiday | 4 May 2026 |
| half term | Summer half term | 25 May 2026 – 29 May 2026 |
| term | Summer, term 6 | 1 June 2026 – 20 July 2026 |
| holiday | Summer holiday | 21 July 2026 – 31 August 2026 |
Academic year 2026–2027
| Type | Title | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| term | Autumn, term 1 | 1 September 2026 – 23 October 2026 |
| half term | Autumn half term | 26 October 2026 – 30 October 2026 |
| term | Autumn, term 2 | 2 November 2026 – 18 December 2026 |
| holiday | Winter holiday (Christmas) | 21 December 2026 – 31 December 2026 |
| term | Spring, term 3 | 4 January 2027 – 12 February 2027 |
| half term | Spring half term | 15 February 2027 – 19 February 2027 |
| term | Spring, term 4 | 22 February 2027 – 25 March 2027 |
| other | Easter bank holiday | 26 March 2027 – 29 March 2027 |
| holiday | Spring holiday (Easter) | 30 March 2027 – 9 April 2027 |
| term | Summer, term 5 | 12 April 2027 – 28 May 2027 |
| other | Early May bank holiday | 3 May 2027 |
| half term | Summer half term | 31 May 2027 – 4 June 2027 |
| term | Summer, term 6 | 7 June 2027 – 21 July 2027 |
| holiday | Summer holiday | 22 July 2027 – 31 August 2027 |
Academic year 2027–2028
| Type | Title | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| term | Autumn, term 1 | 1 September 2027 – 22 October 2027 |
| half term | Autumn half term | 25 October 2027 – 29 October 2027 |
| term | Autumn, term 2 | 1 November 2027 – 17 December 2027 |
| holiday | Winter holiday (Christmas) | 20 December 2027 – 3 January 2028 |
| term | Spring, term 3 | 4 January 2028 – 11 February 2028 |
| half term | Spring half term | 14 February 2028 – 18 February 2028 |
| term | Spring, term 4 | 21 February 2028 – 31 March 2028 |
| holiday | Spring holiday (Easter) | 3 April 2028 – 13 April 2028 |
| other | Easter bank holiday | 14 April 2028 – 17 April 2028 |
| term | Summer, term 5 | 18 April 2028 – 26 May 2028 |
| other | Early May bank holiday | 1 May 2028 |
| other | Spring bank holiday | 29 May 2028 |
| half term | Summer half term | 30 May 2028 – 2 June 2028 |
| term | Summer, term 6 | 5 June 2028 – 21 July 2028 |
| holiday | Summer holiday | 24 July 2028 – 31 August 2028 |