Woodside Academy term dates 2026/27
Grangewood Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM16 2GJ
7 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
Autumn Half Term
19–30 October 2026 · 12 days
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
Spring Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
Summer Half Term
24 May – 4 June 2027 · 12 days
INSET Day
Friday, 23 July 2027 · all day
Woodside Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Wednesday, 2 September 2026 to Thursday, 22 July 2027, 186 school days in all. The 2 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 23 July 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 2 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 – 22 July 2027Half term 24 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Thurrock Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Woodside Academy differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 2 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026, and breaks for half term 19–30 October 2026 rather than 26–30 October 2026.
- The summer term ends 22 July 2027 rather than 21 July 2027, and breaks for half term 24 May – 4 June 2027 rather than 31 May – 4 June 2027.
Thurrock school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Woodside Academy 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
- 662
- Local authority
- Thurrock Council
- Trust
- WOODSIDE ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- J Ryder
- URN
- 139106
Woodside Academy 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.
Woodside Academy’s own term dates page · woodsideacademy.org
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.