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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 January 2015Graded inspection: Good · as St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Halstead, URN 115133
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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 entry66 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 2.5; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 3.0; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2017 4.0; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2016 3.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2015 3.2; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2014 3.5; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Essex median
Dashed bars: as St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Halstead (URN 115133), the previous school.
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 | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 | 58 | 2.2 | 20 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2024 | 29 | 79 | 2.7 | 31 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 94 | 3.1 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 45 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 89 | 3.0 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 119 | 4.0 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 108 | 3.6 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 95 | 3.2 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 106 | 3.5 | 32 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 91% · Writing 88% · Maths 85% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Essex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 82% | 3% | 107 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 0% | 102 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 12% | 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
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, HalsteadThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Essex20261.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20233.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · EssexRemains Good20233.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · EssexGood20232.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 4.1 km · EssexRemains Good20233.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20233.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · EssexRemains Good20231.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 145523 · 881/3303
- Trust
- All Saints Academy Trust
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 225 pupils · 211 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2018
- Replaced
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Halstead (URN 115133)
- Address
- Mathews Close, Halstead, CO9 2BH
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources