OA - Thurrock term dates 2026/27
Leicester Road, Tilbury, Thurrock, RM18 7AX
10 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · all day
Autumn Half Term
19–30 October 2026 · 12 days
INSET Day
Friday, 27 November 2026 · all day
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
INSET Day
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
Spring Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
INSET Day
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
Summer Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
OA - Thurrock’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Thursday, 3 September 2026 to Wednesday, 21 July 2027, 186 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 2 September 2026, 27 November 2026, 4 January 2027, 12 April 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 3 September – 18 December 2026Half term 19–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 5 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 13 April – 21 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Thurrock Council’s 2026/27 calendar, OA - Thurrock differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 3 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026, and breaks for half term 19–30 October 2026 rather than 26–30 October 2026.
- The spring term starts 5 January 2027 rather than 4 January 2027.
- The summer term starts 13 April 2027 rather than 12 April 2027.
Thurrock school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
OA - Thurrock is one of 58 schools in the Thurrock area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Ages
- ages 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- Local authority
- Thurrock Council
- Trust
- OLIVE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Anna Timms
- URN
- 140861
OA - Thurrock sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Thurrock Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
OA - Thurrock’s own term dates page · apthurrock.oliveacademies.org.uk
Plan the term around them
Add these dates, build your timetable on the school’s two-week rotation, and track what is due against days you are actually in.