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de Vere Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead CO9 3EA · devere.essex.sch.uk · 01787 460237
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.87 mi
- 6.23 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 203
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
- First language not English
- 1%
- 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 3.87 mi (6.23 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 96% 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 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 3.87 mi6.23 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114726)
Ofsted
de Vere Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114726), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114726)
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114726)
Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114726)
Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114726)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 41
- 21% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
Also near this school
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham
- St Giles' Church of England Primary School
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield
- Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead