SCHOOL PROFILE

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead

Primary Academy converter URN 145523
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 225 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Essex
Trust ALL SAINTS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 211 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 109 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.5%
7.3 pts below England
School 17.5%
Braintree 19.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.8%
16.5 pts below England
School 3.8%
Braintree 6.8%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Braintree 1.1%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.0%
190
Any other White background
2.8%
6
Indian
1.9%
4
Unclassified
1.4%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
3
African
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.7% 31 of 211 pupils
6.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.7%
Braintree 20.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.9% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 2.9 pts below
EHC plans 2.8% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 10
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

82.0% 21.6 pts above England
School 82.0%
Braintree 59.9%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
Braintree 74.6%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Braintree 69.9%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Braintree 70.9%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.47%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.75 pts lower than England
School 4.47%
Braintree 6.23%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.52 pts lower than England
School 7.29%
Braintree 15.73%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Braintree 1.96%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.8% 5.6 pts above England
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead
93.8%
Braintree
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information