Richard de Clare Community Academy
Parsonage Street, Halstead, CO9 2JT
370 pupils · 79% of 466 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 6 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 42 | 63 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 42 | 64 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 49 | 28 | 51 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 52 | 37 | 54 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 20 | 45 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 25 | 43 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 29 | 47 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 25 | 58 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Gosfield Community Primary School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Giles' Church of England Primary School 4.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.