de Vere Primary School
Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carolyn White
- Sponsor
- Attain Academy Partnership
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 148139
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787460237
About this school
de Vere Primary School is a primary academy in Halstead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected de Vere Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 31 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 68% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 74% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 74% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 de Vere 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 | 73% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How de Vere Primary School compares
de Vere Primary School ranked 148th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% 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 | 70% | 5.7% | 25.3% | 203 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham | 55% | 4% | 13.9% | 213 | 1.3 miles |
| St Giles' Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 11.6% | 91 | 1.8 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham | 87% | 4.4% | 20% | 139 | 2.3 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield | 57% | 6.6% | 12.1% | 63 | 2.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead | 60% | 6.5% | 22% | 210 | 3.8 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)
- 25.26%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.67%
- Persistent absence
- 16.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham1.3 miles
Primary · Halstead
-
St Giles' Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Halstead
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham2.3 miles
Primary · Halstead
- 2.7 miles
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead3.8 miles
Primary · Halstead
Other schools in Halstead
de Vere Primary School ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Halstead.
- 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
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does de Vere Primary School teach?
- de Vere Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halstead.
- Who is the headteacher of de Vere Primary School?
- The headteacher of de Vere Primary School is Mrs Carolyn White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has de Vere Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected de Vere 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 many pupils are at de Vere Primary School?
- de Vere Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is de Vere Primary School full?
- de Vere Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), 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 de Vere Primary School a faith school?
- No. de Vere Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does de Vere Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records de Vere Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is de Vere Primary School part of an academy trust?
- de Vere 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 de Vere Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does de Vere Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- de Vere Primary School ranked 148th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% 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 de Vere Primary School's absence rate?
- de Vere 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 de Vere Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, de Vere 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.