Voluntary controlled school · Essex

Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115066URN

Beridge Road, Halstead, CO9 1JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.8 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

93 applications for 29 places · 55th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 October 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Essex median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 29 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.1; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.8; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.8; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.9; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	93	3.2	45	1.55
Sep 2025	30	105	3.5	49	1.63
Sep 2024	30	104	3.5	47	1.57
Sep 2023	30	111	3.7	43	1.43
Sep 2022	30	99	3.3	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	85	2.8	28	0.93
Sep 2020	30	87	2.9	40	1.33
Sep 2019	29	91	3.1	37	1.28
Sep 2018	30	101	3.4	46	1.53
Sep 2017	29	114	3.9	48	1.66
Sep 2016	30	114	3.8	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	115	3.8	50	1.67
Sep 2014	30	116	3.9	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%238th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	3%	105	107
2023/24	60%	7%	105	105
2022/23	57%	0%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, HalsteadThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Richard de Clare Community Academy
0.7 km · Essex

2026

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Gosfield Community Primary School
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Giles' Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham
4.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery
5.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh
5.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115066 · 881/3006
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 255 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 21.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Beridge Road, Halstead, CO9 1JH
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources