Southend-on-Sea Borough Council school term dates 2026/27
Term starts and ends, half terms and holidays for 2026/27, as Southend-on-Sea Borough Council published them: 12 dates, ready to add to a planner. The Southend-on-Sea school holidays are listed on their own, and every school in Southend-on-Sea is listed with whose dates it follows.
Every published date
First Day of Autumn Term
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
October Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Last Day of Autumn Term
Friday, 18 December 2026 · all day
Christmas Holidays
19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 · 16 days
First Day of Spring Term
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
February Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Last Day of Spring Term
Thursday, 25 March 2027 · all day
Easter Holidays
26 March – 11 April 2027 · 17 days
First Day of Summer Term
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Last Day of Summer Term
Wednesday, 21 July 2027 · all day
Summer Holidays
22 July – 31 August 2027 · 41 days
Before you book anything
These are Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s dates for the schools it sets term dates for. Academies, free schools and voluntary-aided schools can and do set their own, and every school chooses its own INSET days on top of these. Check your school’s own calendar before booking a holiday.
- The year runs
- 1 September 2026 to 21 July 2027
- School days
- 196
- Published dates
- 12
- Last updated
- 23 August 2026
Is your school one of these?
All 60 schools in the Southend-on-Sea area, and which of them follow Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s dates rather than setting their own.
Just the holidays?
Half terms, Christmas, Easter and summer for Southend-on-Sea on their own, with how they compare to what most councils do, and a printable sheet of them.
Nearby councils
Other East of England authorities
Autumn term 1 September – 18 December 2026 · Spring term 4 January – 25 March 2027 · Summer term 12 April – 21 July 2027