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School terms and holidays
Academic year 2019 to 2020
These dates are for community and voluntary controlled schools in Essex.
Term dates for foundation and voluntary-aided schools and academies may be different. Check with your child's school for their term dates.
| Term | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn term | Tuesday 3 September 2019 | Thursday 19 December 2019 |
| Autumn half term | Monday 28 October 2019 | Friday 1 November 2019 |
| Spring term | Monday 6 January 2020 | Friday 3 April 2020 |
| Spring half term | Monday 17 February 2020 | Friday 21 February 2020 |
| Summer term | Monday 20 April 2020 | Wednesday 22 July 2020 |
| Summer half term | Monday 25 May 2020 | Friday 29 May 2020 and May Bank Holiday, 8 May 2020 |
There are 195 school days in a year.
Schools also have 5 days out of the academic year for staff training. Contact your child’s school to find out when they will be.
View the full 2019 to 2020 term date calendar (PDF, 186KB)
You can find UK bank holidays dates on GOV.UK.
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