St Margaret's Preparatory School
Gosfield Hall Park, Gosfield, Halstead, CO9 1SE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mrs Carolyn Moss
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England/Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 282
- Pupils on roll
- 154
- URN
- 115416
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787472134
About this school
St Margaret's Preparatory School is an independent school in Halstead. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 154 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Margaret's Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
St Margaret's Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How St Margaret's Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 22
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gosfield School1.0 miles
Independent schools
-
The Yellow House School2.5 miles
Special schools · Halstead
-
Teaseldown School2.9 miles
Special schools · Halstead
-
The Edith Borthwick School4.0 miles
Special schools · Braintree
-
Felsted School8.2 miles
Independent schools · Felsted
Other schools in Halstead
- de Vere Primary School Primary
- Gosfield Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead Primary
- Richard de Clare Community Academy Primary
- Ridgewell Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead Primary
- St Giles' Church of England Primary School Primary
- St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh Primary
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham Primary
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Margaret's Preparatory School teach?
- St Margaret's Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Halstead.
- Who is the headmaster of St Margaret's Preparatory School?
- The headmaster of St Margaret's Preparatory School is Mrs Carolyn Moss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Margaret's Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Margaret's Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Margaret's Preparatory School?
- St Margaret's Preparatory School has 154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Margaret's Preparatory School full?
- St Margaret's Preparatory School has capacity for 282 pupils and 154 on roll (55%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Margaret's Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. St Margaret's Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Margaret's Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. St Margaret's Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Margaret's Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Margaret's Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.