The Gateway Primary Free School term dates 2026/27
Marshfoot Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 4LU
6 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
Autumn Term: Monday 1 September 2026 – Friday 18 December 2026
1 September – 18 December 2026 · 109 days
Term time: the whole of Autumn Term.
Half Term: Monday 19 October 2026 – Friday 30 October 2026
19–30 October 2026 · 12 days
Spring Term: Monday 4 January 2027 – Thursday 25 March 2027
4 January – 25 March 2027 · 81 days
Term time: the whole of Spring Term.
Half Term Monday 15 February 2027 – Friday 19 February 2027
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Summer Term: Monday 12 April 2027 – Friday 23 July 2027
12 April – 23 July 2027 · 103 days
Term time: the whole of Summer Term.
Half Term: Monday 31 May 2027 – Friday 4 June 2027
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
The Gateway Primary Free School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Tuesday, 1 September 2026 to Friday, 23 July 2027, 193 school days in all.
- Autumn Term
- 1 September – 18 December 2026Half term 19–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 4 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 12 April – 23 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Thurrock Council’s 2026/27 calendar, The Gateway Primary Free School differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term breaks for half term 19–30 October 2026 rather than 26–30 October 2026.
- The summer term ends 23 July 2027 rather than 21 July 2027.
Thurrock school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
The Gateway Primary Free School is one of 58 schools in the Thurrock area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Primary, ages 3–11
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- Local authority
- Thurrock Council
- Trust
- GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Headteacher
- Emma Pattison
- URN
- 138334
The Gateway Primary Free School 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.
The Gateway Primary Free School’s own term dates page · theglc.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.