Richard De Clare Community Academy is a primary school located in Halstead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Parsonage Street, Halstead

School Information

Address: Parsonage Street, Halstead, CO9 2JT
Website: www.richarddeclare.com
Telephone: 01787472153
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Lucinda Bellett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143204

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 466
Number of Pupils: 340
Number of Boys: 173
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.6
Writing
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -1
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard De Clare Community Academy
Parsonage Street , CO9 2JT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead
Beridge Road , CO9 1JH 		3out of 4 755 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead
Mathews Close , CO9 2BH 		3out of 4 1,043 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Colne Road , CO9 2HR 		3out of 4 770 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosfield School
Cut Hedge Park , Halstead Road CO9 1PF 		- not rated 2,763 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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