Primary
de Vere Primary School
Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3EA
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 203 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
- Local authority
- Essex
- Trust
- ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 18.7
- Pupils per adult
- 10.3
- Pupils
- 192
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 July 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- 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)SATs results
70%
7 points above the Halstead average (63% across 11 schools)
105.0
0.3 below the Halstead average (105.3 across 11 schools)
3rd 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 | 105 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 70% |
| Working at a higher standard | 9% |
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 | 73% |
| 23/24 | 68% |
| 24/25 | 70% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3EA
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
- Carolyn White
- Address
- Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3EA
- Telephone
- 01787460237
Other primary schools nearby
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham5.9/10
- St Giles' Church of England Primary School6.2/10
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham7.1/10
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield5.7/10
- Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead5.9/10
- Gosfield Community Primary School4.8/10