Primary
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield
Church Lane, Toppesfield, Halstead, CO9 4DS
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 63 of 98 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Local authority
- Essex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 7.3
- Pupils per adult
- 9.8
- Pupils
- 71
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2019
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
57%
6 points below the Halstead average (63% across 11 schools)
104.0
1.3 below the Halstead average (105.3 across 11 schools)
7th of 11 by our score, among the primary schools in Halstead we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 99 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 57% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 54% |
| 23/24 | 13% |
| 24/25 | 57% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 97.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 99.0 |
| 23/24 | 96.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
Church Lane, Toppesfield, Halstead, CO9 4DS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Stephanie Newland
- Address
- Church Lane, Toppesfield, Halstead, CO9 4DS
- Telephone
- 01787237354
Other primary schools nearby
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham7.1/10
- Ridgewell Church of England Primary School5.2/10
- de Vere Primary School6.6/10
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham5.9/10
- Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School7.2/10
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School6.6/10