Gosfield Community Primary School
The Street, Gosfield, Halstead, CO9 1ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Bower
- Sponsor
- Attain Academy Partnership
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 146725
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787472266
About this school
Gosfield Community Primary School is a primary academy in Halstead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 134 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 43% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 52% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 57% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 43% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gosfield Community Primary 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 141 |
| 2023/24 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gosfield Community Primary School compares
Gosfield Community Primary School ranked 370th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 134 | — |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead | 60% | 6.5% | 22% | 210 | 1.7 miles |
| Richard de Clare Community Academy | 48% | 6.9% | 33.4% | 370 | 2.1 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham | 55% | 4% | 13.9% | 213 | 2.5 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead | 82% | 4.5% | 15.9% | 211 | 2.5 miles |
| Bocking Primary School | 62% | 7.2% | 18.9% | 203 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.34%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead1.7 miles
Primary · Halstead
-
Richard de Clare Community Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Halstead
-
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham2.5 miles
Primary · Halstead
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead2.5 miles
Primary · Halstead
-
Bocking Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Braintree
Other schools in Halstead
Gosfield Community Primary School ranks 11th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Halstead.
- de Vere 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
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gosfield Community Primary School teach?
- Gosfield Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Gosfield Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gosfield Community Primary School is Mrs Charlotte Bower, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gosfield Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gosfield Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Gosfield Community Primary School?
- Gosfield Community Primary School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gosfield Community Primary School full?
- Gosfield Community Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 134 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gosfield Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gosfield Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gosfield Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gosfield Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Gosfield Community Primary School?
- Gosfield Community Primary School is part of ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gosfield Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gosfield Community Primary School rank locally?
- Gosfield Community Primary School ranked 370th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gosfield Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Gosfield Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gosfield Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gosfield Community Primary 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 10 July 2026.