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Gosfield Community Primary School

4–11Ages
134Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146725URN

The Street, Gosfield, Gosfield Community Primary School, Halstead, CO9 1ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2011

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

57 applications for 18 places · 58th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

2 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
22 November 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Gosfield Community Primary School, URN 114727

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)

57 applications · 18 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 4.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 4.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 4.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.5; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 5.0; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 4.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 5.5; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 5.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Gosfield Community Primary School (URN 114727), 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	18	57	3.2	14	0.78
Sep 2025	21	69	3.3	24	1.14
Sep 2024	20	68	3.4	22	1.10
Sep 2023	20	82	4.1	17	0.85
Sep 2022	20	80	4.0	22	1.10
Sep 2021	20	84	4.2	26	1.30
Sep 2020	20	89	4.5	22	1.10
Sep 2019	20	76	3.8	16	0.80
Sep 2018 *	20	69	3.5	17	0.85
Sep 2017 *	20	99	5.0	20	1.00
Sep 2016 *	20	98	4.9	25	1.25
Sep 2015 *	20	110	5.5	32	1.60
Sep 2014 *	20	105	5.3	26	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 55% · Maths 45% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%369th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	35%	5%	105	99
2023/24	43%	9%	102	102
2022/23	48%	0%	105	105

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

Gosfield Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

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

2026

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham
4.1 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead
4.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Bocking Primary School
4.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
5.2 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Giles' Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
de Vere Primary School
6.1 km · Essex

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146725 · 881/2036
Trust: Attain Academy Partnership
Capacity: 140 pupils · 134 on roll
Free school meals: 6.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Gosfield Community Primary School (URN 114727)
Address: The Street, Gosfield, Gosfield Community Primary School, Halstead, CO9 1ST
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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