Academy sponsor led · Essex

de Vere Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148139URN

Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

58 applications for 30 places · 263rd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Essex median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 3.5; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as de Vere Primary School (URN 114726), 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	58	1.9	26	0.87
Sep 2025	30	60	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2024	23	46	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2023	27	36	1.3	19	0.70
Sep 2022	26	36	1.4	19	0.73
Sep 2021	30	43	1.4	24	0.80
Sep 2020 *	24	45	1.9	23	0.96
Sep 2019 *	24	50	2.1	20	0.83
Sep 2018 *	12	42	3.5	11	0.92
Sep 2017 *	30	66	2.2	19	0.63
Sep 2016 *	19	47	2.5	16	0.84
Sep 2015 *	20	44	2.2	16	0.80
Sep 2014 *	18	49	2.7	14	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%143rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	70%	9%	105	105
2023/24	68%	10%	106	105
2022/23	73%	8%	107	106

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

de Vere Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham
2.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Giles' Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham
3.6 km · Essex

Good2023

2.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield
4.4 km · Essex

Good2022

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead
6.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Gosfield Community Primary School
6.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead
6.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Richard de Clare Community Academy
6.5 km · Essex

2026

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148139 · 881/2187
Trust: Attain Academy Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: de Vere Primary School (URN 114726)
Address: Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3EA
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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