Academic year 2025 to 2026

School term dates and holidays for academic year 2025 to 2026 for community and voluntary controlled schools in Essex

These dates are for community and voluntary controlled schools in Essex.

Term dates for foundation and voluntary-aided schools and academies may be different. Check with these types of schools for their term dates.

Download the 2025 to 2026 term date calendar (Word, 53KB), to update it with your own set of dates.

Term dates for the 2025 to 2026 academic year
Term Starts Ends
Autumn, term 1 Monday 1 September 2025 Friday 24 October 2025
Autumn half term Monday 27 October 2025 Friday 31 October 2025
Autumn, term 2 Monday 3 November 2025 Friday 19 December 2025
Winter holiday (Christmas) Monday 22 December 2025 Friday 2 January 2026
Spring, term 3 Monday 5 January 2026 Friday 13 February 2026
Spring half term Monday 16 February 2026 Friday 20 February 2026
Spring, term 4 Monday 23 February 2026 Friday 27 March 2026
Spring holiday (Easter) Monday 30 March 2026 Thursday 10 April 2026
Easter bank holiday Friday 3 April 2026 Monday 6 April 2026
Summer, term 5 Monday 22 April 2026 Friday 22 May 2026
Early May bank holiday Monday 4 May 2026 Monday 4 May 2026
Spring bank holiday Monday 25 May 2026 Monday 25 May 2026
Summer half term Tuesday 26 May 2026 Friday 29 May 2026
Summer, term 6 Monday 1 June 2026 Monday 20 July 2026
Summer holiday Tuesday 22 July 2026 Friday 28 August 2026

There are 195 school days in a year.

Schools also have 5 days out of the academic year for staff training.

Visit the GOV.UK website to find bank holiday dates.

Parents and carers must get permission from the headteacher if they want to take children out of school during term time.