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Gosfield Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
The Street, Gosfield, Gosfield Community Primary School, Halstead CO9 1ST · gosfield-pri.essex.sch.uk · 01787 472266
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 35%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.95 mi
- 1.53 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 134
- 96% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.95 mi (1.53 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 18 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 18 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 24 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 22 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 17 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 22 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.95 mi1.53 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 35% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼35% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114727)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Gosfield Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114727), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114727)
Nov 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114727)
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 38
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
Also near this school
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
- St Margaret's Preparatory School
- Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead
- Richard de Clare Community Academy
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead