Gosfield Community Primary School
The Street, Halstead, CO9 1ST
134 pupils · 96% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 March 2023, published 1 May 2023. 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 | 35% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 14 | 57 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 24 | 69 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 22 | 68 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 17 | 82 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 22 | 80 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 26 | 84 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 22 | 89 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 16 | 76 | 20 |
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 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Richard de Clare Community Academy 3.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham 4.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead 4.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bocking Primary School 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Stisted Church of England Primary Academy 5.2 km · Outstanding (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.