Schools in Halstead

About schools in Halstead

Halstead lists 16 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

61%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 11 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

39.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools11

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• de Vere Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Gosfield Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Richard de Clare Community Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Ridgewell Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• St Giles' Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Hedingham School and Sixth Form

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  39.9

  Attainment 8
• The Ramsey Academy, Halstead

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  39.3

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Teaseldown School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19

• The Yellow House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 13 to 17

Independent schools1

• St Margaret's Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Halstead

How many schools does Halstead have?

OfferDay lists 16 schools in Halstead, including eleven primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Halstead?

Every school in Halstead is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Halstead ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Halstead where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.