County term dates
Essex school holidays
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Essex term dates
October Half Term
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Christmas Holiday
Last day of school:
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February Half Term
Last day of school:
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Easter Holiday
Last day of school:
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May Half Term
Last day of school:
Back to school:
Summer Holiday
Last day of school:
Return date not announced yet
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Schools in Essex
Basildon
Bardfield Academy — Basildon term datesBriscoe Primary School & Nursery — Basildon term datesChapel Hill Primary School & Nursery — Basildon term datesCherry Tree Primary School — Basildon term datesDe La Salle School — Basildon term datesEversley Primary School — Basildon term datesFairhouse Community Primary School — Basildon term datesFelmore Primary School — Basildon term datesGhyllgrove Primary School — Basildon term datesGreat Berry Primary School — Basildon term datesGreensted Primary School & Nursery — Basildon term datesJanet Duke Primary School — Basildon term datesKingswood Primary School and Nursery — Basildon term datesLaindon Park Primary School & Nursery — Basildon term datesLee Chapel Primary School — Basildon term datesLift Pioneer — Basildon term datesLincewood Primary Academy — Basildon term datesMaple Grove Primary School — Basildon term datesMerrylands Primary School — Basildon term datesMillhouse Primary School — Basildon term datesNoak Bridge Primary School — Basildon term datesNorthlands Primary School and Nursery — Basildon term datesRyedene Primary and Nursery School — Basildon term datesSt Anne Line Catholic Infant School — Basildon term datesSt Anne Line Catholic Junior School — Basildon term datesSt Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford — Basildon term datesSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon — Basildon term datesThe Basildon Lower Academy — Basildon term datesThe Basildon Upper Academy — Basildon term datesThe James Hornsby School — Basildon term datesThe Phoenix Primary School — Basildon term datesThe Willows Primary School — Basildon term datesVange Primary School and Nursery — Basildon term datesWhitmore Primary School and Nursery — Basildon term datesWoodlands School — Basildon term dates
Benfleet
Cedar Hall School — Benfleet term datesGlenwood School — Benfleet term datesHadleigh Infant and Nursery School — Benfleet term datesHadleigh Junior School — Benfleet term datesHoly Family Catholic Primary School — Benfleet term datesJotmans Hall Primary School — Benfleet term datesKents Hill Infant Academy — Benfleet term datesKents Hill Junior School — Benfleet term datesMontgomerie Primary School — Benfleet term datesSouth Benfleet Primary School — Benfleet term datesThe Appleton School — Benfleet term datesThe Deanes — Benfleet term datesThe King John School — Benfleet term datesThe Robert Drake Primary School — Benfleet term datesThundersley Primary School — Benfleet term datesWestwood Academy — Benfleet term datesWoodham Ley Primary School — Benfleet term dates
Billericay
Brightside Primary School — Billericay term datesButtsbury Primary School — Billericay term datesCrays Hill Primary School — Billericay term datesDownham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Billericay term datesMayflower High School — Billericay term datesQuilters Infant School — Billericay term datesQuilters Junior School — Billericay term datesRamsden Hall Academy — Billericay term datesSouth Green Infant School — Billericay term datesSouth Green Junior School — Billericay term datesSt Peter's Catholic Primary School — Billericay term datesSunnymede Primary School — Billericay term datesThe Billericay School — Billericay term dates
Bishop's Stortford
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesElsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesFarnham Church of England Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesHatfield Heath Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesHenham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School — Bishop's Stortford term datesLittle Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesManuden Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesRoseacres Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesSheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak — Bishop's Stortford term dates
Braintree
Alec Hunter Academy — Braintree term datesBeckers Green Primary School — Braintree term datesBocking Primary School — Braintree term datesCressing Primary School — Braintree term datesFinchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy — Braintree term datesGreat Bardfield Primary School — Braintree term datesGreat Bradfords Infant and Nursery School — Braintree term datesGreat Bradfords Junior School — Braintree term datesJohn Bunyan Primary School and Nursery — Braintree term datesJohn Ray Infant School — Braintree term datesJohn Ray Junior School — Braintree term datesLyons Hall School — Braintree term datesNotley Green Primary School — Braintree term datesNotley High School and Braintree Sixth Form — Braintree term datesRayne Primary and Nursery School — Braintree term datesShalford Primary School — Braintree term datesSt Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree — Braintree term datesStisted Church of England Primary Academy — Braintree term datesSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Braintree term datesTabor Academy — Braintree term datesThe Edith Borthwick School — Braintree term datesWethersfield CofE VC Primary School — Braintree term datesWhite Court School — Braintree term dates
Brentwood
Becket Keys Church of England Free School — Brentwood term datesBentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School — Brentwood term datesBrentwood County High School — Brentwood term datesBrentwood Ursuline Convent High School — Brentwood term datesDoddinghurst Church of England Junior School — Brentwood term datesDoddinghurst Infant School — Brentwood term datesEndeavour Co-Operative Academy — Brentwood term datesGrove House School — Brentwood term datesHogarth Primary School — Brentwood term datesHolly Trees Primary School — Brentwood term datesHutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School — Brentwood term datesIngrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Brentwood term datesKelvedon Hatch Community Primary School — Brentwood term datesLarchwood Primary School — Brentwood term datesLong Ridings Primary School — Brentwood term datesMountnessing Church of England Primary School — Brentwood term datesShenfield High School — Brentwood term datesShenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School — Brentwood term datesSt Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School — Brentwood term datesSt Helen's Catholic Junior School — Brentwood term datesSt Martin's School Brentwood — Brentwood term datesSt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald — Brentwood term datesSt Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood — Brentwood term datesWarley Primary School — Brentwood term datesWest Horndon Primary School — Brentwood term datesWillowbrook Primary School — Brentwood term dates
Buckhurst Hill
Burnham-on-Crouch
Canvey Island
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery — Canvey Island term datesCanvey Junior School — Canvey Island term datesCastle View School — Canvey Island term datesLeigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy — Canvey Island term datesLeigh Beck Junior School — Canvey Island term datesLubbins Park Primary Academy — Canvey Island term datesNorthwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy — Canvey Island term datesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery — Canvey Island term datesSt Katherine's Church of England Primary School — Canvey Island term datesThe Cornelius Vermuyden School — Canvey Island term datesWilliam Read Primary Academy — Canvey Island term datesWinter Gardens Academy — Canvey Island term dates
Chelmsford
Baddow Hall Infant School — Chelmsford term datesBaddow Hall Junior School — Chelmsford term datesBarnes Farm Primary School — Chelmsford term datesBeehive Lane Community Primary School — Chelmsford term datesBoreham Primary School — Chelmsford term datesBroomfield Primary School — Chelmsford term datesChancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford — Chelmsford term datesChelmer Valley High School — Chelmsford term datesChelmsford County High School for Girls — Chelmsford term datesChristchurch Church of England Primary School — Chelmsford term datesCold Norton Primary School — Chelmsford term datesEast Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy — Chelmsford term datesElmwood Primary School — Chelmsford term datesFord End Church of England Primary School — Chelmsford term datesGreat Baddow High School — Chelmsford term datesGreat Leighs Primary School — Chelmsford term datesGreat Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Chelmsford term datesHatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School — Chelmsford term datesHatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School — Chelmsford term datesHighwood Primary School — Chelmsford term datesHylands School — Chelmsford term datesKing Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford — Chelmsford term datesKings Road Primary School — Chelmsford term datesLarkrise Primary School — Chelmsford term datesLawford Mead Primary & Nursery — Chelmsford term datesLift Columbus — Chelmsford term datesLittle Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Chelmsford term datesMaltese Road Primary School — Chelmsford term datesMaylandsea Primary School — Chelmsford term datesMeadgate Primary School — Chelmsford term datesMildmay Primary School — Chelmsford term datesMoulsham High School — Chelmsford term datesMoulsham Infant School — Chelmsford term datesMoulsham Junior School — Chelmsford term datesNewlands Spring Primary and Nursery School — Chelmsford term datesOaklands Infant School — Chelmsford term datesOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School — Chelmsford term datesParkwood Academy — Chelmsford term datesPerryfields Infant School — Chelmsford term datesPerryfields Junior School — Chelmsford term datesPriory Primary School, Bicknacre — Chelmsford term datesPurleigh Community Primary School — Chelmsford term datesRettendon Primary School — Chelmsford term datesRoxwell Church of England Primary School — Chelmsford term datesSpringfield Primary School — Chelmsford term datesSt John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury — Chelmsford term datesSt John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford — Chelmsford term datesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF — Chelmsford term datesSt Mary's Church of England Primary School — Chelmsford term datesSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School — Chelmsford term datesSt Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield — Chelmsford term datesSt Pius X Catholic Primary School — Chelmsford term datesTerling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Chelmsford term datesThe Beaulieu Park School — Chelmsford term datesThe Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School — Chelmsford term datesThe Boswells School — Chelmsford term datesThe Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford — Chelmsford term datesThe Hawthorns School — Chelmsford term datesThe Sandon School — Chelmsford term datesThe Sir Geoff Hurst Academy — Chelmsford term datesThe Tyrrells School — Chelmsford term datesThriftwood School — Chelmsford term datesTrinity Road Primary School — Chelmsford term datesTrinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers — Chelmsford term datesWestlands Community Primary School — Chelmsford term datesWilliam de Ferrers School — Chelmsford term datesWoodville Primary School — Chelmsford term datesWrittle Infant School — Chelmsford term datesWrittle Junior School — Chelmsford term dates
CHELMSFORD
Chigwell
Clacton on Sea
Clacton-on-Sea
Alton Park Junior School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesBurrsville Infant Academy — Clacton-on-Sea term datesCann Hall Primary School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesClacton County High School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesEngaines Primary School and Nursery — Clacton-on-Sea term datesGreat Clacton Church of England Junior School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesHolland Haven Primary School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesHolland Park Primary School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesOakwood Infant and Nursery School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesRavens Academy — Clacton-on-Sea term datesRolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery — Clacton-on-Sea term datesShorefields School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesSir Martin Frobisher Academy — Clacton-on-Sea term datesSt Clare's Catholic Primary School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesSt Osyth Church of England Primary School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesTendring Primary School — Clacton-on-Sea term datesWhite Hall Academy and Nursery — Clacton-on-Sea term dates
Colchester
Alresford Primary School — Colchester term datesArdleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy — Colchester term datesBaynards Primary School — Colchester term datesBirch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Colchester term datesBoxted St Peter's Church of England School — Colchester term datesBraiswick Primary School — Colchester term datesBrightlingsea Primary School and Nursery — Colchester term datesBrinkley Grove Primary School — Colchester term datesBroomgrove Infant School — Colchester term datesBroomgrove Junior School — Colchester term datesCamulos Academy — Colchester term datesChappel CofE Controlled Primary School — Colchester term datesCherry Tree Academy — Colchester term datesColchester Academy — Colchester term datesColchester County High School for Girls — Colchester term datesColchester Royal Grammar School — Colchester term datesColne Community School — Colchester term datesCopford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Colchester term datesDedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Colchester term datesEarls Colne Primary School and Nursery — Colchester term datesElmstead Primary School — Colchester term datesFeering Church of England Primary School — Colchester term datesFingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Colchester term datesFordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Colchester term datesFriars Grove Primary School — Colchester term datesGosbecks Primary School — Colchester term datesGreat Bentley Primary School — Colchester term datesGreat Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Colchester term datesHamilton Primary School — Colchester term datesHazelmere Infant School and Nursery — Colchester term datesHazelmere Junior School — Colchester term datesHeathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt — Colchester term datesHighwoods Community Primary School — Colchester term datesHoly Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham — Colchester term datesHome Farm Primary School — Colchester term datesHonywood School — Colchester term datesKelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy — Colchester term datesKendall Church of England Primary School — Colchester term datesKings Ford Academy — Colchester term datesKing's Ford Infant School and Nursery — Colchester term datesKingswode Hoe School — Colchester term datesLakelands Primary School — Colchester term datesLangenhoe Community Primary School — Colchester term datesLangham Oaks — Colchester term datesLangham Primary Academy — Colchester term datesLayer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Colchester term datesLexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils — Colchester term datesLexden Springs School — Colchester term datesMarket Field School — Colchester term datesMersea Island School — Colchester term datesMessing Primary School — Colchester term datesMilldene Primary School — Colchester term datesMillfields Primary School — Colchester term datesMonkwick Infant and Nursery School — Colchester term datesMonkwick Junior School — Colchester term datesMontgomery Primary School, Colchester — Colchester term datesMyland Community Primary School — Colchester term datesNorth East Essex Co-operative Academy — Colchester term datesNorth Primary School and Nursery — Colchester term datesOld Heath Community Primary School — Colchester term datesParsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Colchester term datesPaxman Academy — Colchester term datesPhilip Morant School and College — Colchester term datesPrettygate Infant School — Colchester term datesPrettygate Junior School — Colchester term datesQueen Boudica Primary School — Colchester term datesRoach Vale Primary School — Colchester term datesSt Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey — Colchester term datesStanway Fiveways Primary School — Colchester term datesStanway Primary School — Colchester term datesSt Benedict's Catholic College — Colchester term datesSt George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley — Colchester term datesSt. George's School — Colchester term datesSt Helena School — Colchester term datesSt James the Great Church of England Primary School — Colchester term datesSt John's Green Primary School — Colchester term datesSt Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge — Colchester term datesSt Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School — Colchester term datesSt Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester — Colchester term datesSt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall — Colchester term datesSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester — Colchester term datesSt Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester — Colchester term datesThe Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School — Colchester term datesThe Gilberd School — Colchester term datesThe Sixth Form College Colchester — Colchester term datesThe Stanway School — Colchester term datesThe Thomas Lord Audley School — Colchester term datesThe Trinity School — Colchester term datesThurstable School — Colchester term datesTiptree Heath Primary School — Colchester term datesUnity Primary Academy — Colchester term datesWillow Brook Primary School and Nursery — Colchester term dates
COLCHESTER
Dunmow
Dunmow St Mary's Primary School — Dunmow term datesFelsted Primary School — Dunmow term datesGreat Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Dunmow term datesRodings Primary School — Dunmow term datesStebbing Primary School — Dunmow term datesTakeley Primary School — Dunmow term datesThaxted Primary School — Dunmow term datesThe Flitch Green Academy — Dunmow term dates
Epping
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Epping term datesEpping Primary School — Epping term datesEpping St John's Church of England School — Epping term datesEpping Upland CofE Primary School — Epping term datesIvy Chimneys Primary School — Epping term datesSt Andrew's CofE Primary School — Epping term datesTheydon Bois Primary School — Epping term dates
Frinton-on-Sea
Great Dunmow
Halstead
de Vere Primary School — Halstead term datesGosfield Community Primary School — Halstead term datesHedingham School and Sixth Form — Halstead term datesHoly Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead — Halstead term datesRichard de Clare Community Academy — Halstead term datesRidgewell Church of England Primary School — Halstead term datesSt Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham — Halstead term datesSt Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead — Halstead term datesSt Giles' Church of England Primary School — Halstead term datesSt John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh — Halstead term datesSt Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield — Halstead term datesSt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham — Halstead term datesThe Ramsey Academy, Halstead — Halstead term dates
Harlow
Abbotsweld Primary Academy — Harlow term datesBeckmead Moundwood Academy — Harlow term datesBmat Stem Academy — Harlow term datesBurnt Mill Academy — Harlow term datesChurchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow — Harlow term datesChurch Langley Community Primary School — Harlow term datesCooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery — Harlow term datesFreshwaters Primary Academy — Harlow term datesHare Street Community Primary School and Nursery — Harlow term datesHarlowbury Primary School — Harlow term datesHarlow Fields School and College — Harlow term datesHenry Moore Primary School — Harlow term datesHoly Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow — Harlow term datesJerounds Primary Academy — Harlow term datesKatherines Primary Academy and Nursery — Harlow term datesKingsmoor Academy — Harlow term datesLatton Green Primary Academy — Harlow term datesLittle Parndon Primary Academy — Harlow term datesLongwood Primary Academy — Harlow term datesMark Hall Academy — Harlow term datesMatching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Harlow term datesMilwards Primary School and Nursery — Harlow term datesNewhall Primary Academy — Harlow term datesPassmores Academy — Harlow term datesPear Tree Mead Academy — Harlow term datesPemberley Academy — Harlow term datesPotter Street Academy — Harlow term datesPurford Green Primary School — Harlow term datesRoydon Primary Academy — Harlow term datesSir Frederick Gibberd College — Harlow term datesSt Alban's Catholic Academy — Harlow term datesStewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow — Harlow term datesSt James Church of England Primary School — Harlow term datesSt Luke's Catholic Academy — Harlow term datesSt Mark's West Essex Catholic School — Harlow term datesTany's Dell Primary School and Nursery — Harlow term datesThe Downs Primary School and Nursery — Harlow term datesThe Greenwell Academy — Harlow term datesWater Lane Primary Academy — Harlow term datesWilliam Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School — Harlow term datesWilliam Martin Church of England Junior School — Harlow term dates
Harwich
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt — Harwich term datesAll Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley — Harwich term datesChase Lane Primary School and Nursery — Harwich term datesHarwich and Dovercourt High School — Harwich term datesHarwich Community Primary School and Nursery — Harwich term datesSpring Meadow Primary School & Nursery — Harwich term datesSt Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey — Harwich term datesThe Mayflower Primary School — Harwich term dates
Hockley
Ingatestone
Anglo European School — Ingatestone term datesBlackmore Primary School — Ingatestone term datesIngatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School — Ingatestone term datesIngatestone Infant School — Ingatestone term datesMargaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Ingatestone term datesStock Church of England Primary School — Ingatestone term dates
Loughton
Davenant Foundation School — Loughton term datesDebden Park High School — Loughton term datesHereward Primary School — Loughton term datesHigh Beech CofE Primary School — Loughton term datesOak View School — Loughton term datesRoding Valley High School — Loughton term datesStaples Road Primary School — Loughton term datesSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School — Loughton term datesThe Alderton Infant School and Nursery — Loughton term datesThe Alderton Junior School — Loughton term datesThomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery — Loughton term datesWhite Bridge Primary School — Loughton term dates
Maldon
All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Maldon term datesGreat Totham Primary School — Maldon term datesHeybridge Primary School — Maldon term datesLimebrook Primary School and Nursery — Maldon term datesMaldon Primary School — Maldon term datesMid Essex Co-Operative Academy — Maldon term datesPlume School — Maldon term datesSt Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon — Maldon term datesTollesbury School — Maldon term datesTolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy — Maldon term datesWentworth Primary School — Maldon term datesWoodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy — Maldon term dates
Manningtree
Ongar
Rayleigh
Down Hall Primary School — Rayleigh term datesEdward Francis Primary School — Rayleigh term datesGlebe Primary School — Rayleigh term datesGrove Wood Primary School — Rayleigh term datesOur Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School — Rayleigh term datesRayleigh Primary School — Rayleigh term datesThe FitzWimarc School — Rayleigh term datesThe Sweyne Park School — Rayleigh term datesWyburns Primary School — Rayleigh term dates
Rochford
Canewdon Church of England Primary School — Rochford term datesHolt Farm Infant School — Rochford term datesHolt Farm Junior School — Rochford term datesLift Ashingdon — Rochford term datesRochford Primary and Nursery School — Rochford term datesStambridge Primary School — Rochford term datesSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School — Rochford term datesThe King Edmund School — Rochford term datesWaterman Primary School — Rochford term dates
Romford
Saffron Walden
Ashdon Primary School — Saffron Walden term datesClavering Primary School — Saffron Walden term datesDebden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy — Saffron Walden term datesGreat Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy — Saffron Walden term datesGreat Sampford Community Primary School — Saffron Walden term datesJoyce Frankland Academy, Newport — Saffron Walden term datesKatherine Semar Infant School — Saffron Walden term datesKatherine Semar Junior School — Saffron Walden term datesR A Butler Infant School — Saffron Walden term datesR A Butler Junior School — Saffron Walden term datesRadwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Saffron Walden term datesRickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Saffron Walden term datesSaffron Walden County High School — Saffron Walden term dates
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When do schools in Essex break up for the october half term?
Under Essex's council dates, the last day before October Half Term is Friday, 23 October 2026. Pupils return on Monday, 2 November 2026. Academies and some schools set their own dates — check your school's own page.
Do all schools in Essex follow these term dates?
These are Essex council's standard term dates, which most community schools follow. Academies, free schools and some others set their own dates and INSET (teacher training) days, so always check your specific school.