The Yellow House School
1 Alderford Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3HX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 13 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Chloe Smith
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 20
- Pupils on roll
- 14
- URN
- 134398
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787462504
About this school
The Yellow House School is an independent special school in Halstead. It teaches children aged 13 to 17 and has 14 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Yellow House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Yellow House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2003, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 6.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 14.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Yellow House 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 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
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
- 14
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Teaseldown School0.5 miles
Special schools · Halstead
-
Gosfield School2.0 miles
Independent schools
-
St Margaret's Preparatory School2.5 miles
Independent schools · Halstead
-
The Edith Borthwick School6.4 miles
Special schools · Braintree
-
Chalk Hill7.6 miles
Academies · Sudbury
Other schools in Halstead
- Teaseldown School Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does The Yellow House School teach?
- The Yellow House School teaches children aged 13 to 17. It is a special school in Halstead.
- Who is the headteacher of The Yellow House School?
- The headteacher of The Yellow House School is Mrs Chloe Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Yellow House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Yellow House 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 The Yellow House School?
- The Yellow House School has 14 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 17.
- Is The Yellow House School full?
- The Yellow House School has capacity for 20 pupils and 14 on roll (70%), 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 The Yellow House School a faith school?
- No. The Yellow House School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Yellow House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Yellow House School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.