de Vere Primary School
Halstead, CO9 3EA · Essex · primary school
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151st of 391 primary schools in Essex we can score, 444 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 7.2/10 against 2,806 of them, against 6.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 70.0 · 65 | 40% | 2.61 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.82 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 9.0 · 61 | 25% | 1.53 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
de Vere Primary School overview
How it's doing
In 2024/25, 70.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. For the higher standard, the figure was 9.0% against a national median of 7%. Ofsted rated the school Good in September 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.4 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in
The published school roll is 203 pupils against a stated capacity of 210. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.
Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils who are working towards the higher standard in core subjects? What does a typical day look like for a child in the final year of primary education? How does the school maintain its Good rating in terms of daily teaching quality?
What Ofsted said about de Vere Primary School
Overview
This is a newly inspected primary school rated as ‘Good’ overall, with ‘Outstanding’ early years provision. Leaders have driven significant improvements since the pandemic, creating a ‘warm and welcoming’ environment where pupils are ‘passionate about being sustainable’ and behave well. The curriculum is ambitious, with a strong focus on reading and mental health, though consistency in teaching writing requires attention.
Strengths
- Early years provision is ‘Outstanding’, with children making an ‘exceptional start’ and developing communication skills rapidly through ‘precise support’.
- Reading is ‘at the heart of the curriculum’, with staff highly skilled in ensuring pupils read books that ‘match the sounds they know’.
- Pupils demonstrate strong personal development, showing respect for diversity and a deep understanding of ‘positive mental health’.
- Safeguarding arrangements are ‘effective’, with staff who ‘know pupils very well’ and spot when a child may be ‘out of sorts’.
- Leaders have successfully improved attendance and staff well-being, with governors who ‘keep a close eye’ on these areas.
Areas to improve
- Teachers do not consistently deliver expectations for teaching writing, leading to varied quality; leaders must ensure pupils have ‘meaningful opportunities to write for different purposes and audiences, and at length’.
- There has been ‘some confusion over expectations for the foundation subjects’, which leaders need to re-establish to prepare pupils for secondary school.
Safeguarding
The report states that ‘the arrangements for safeguarding are effective’, noting that staff receive the latest guidance, respond promptly to concerns, and maintain thorough record-keeping.
Results over time
Expected standard (reading, writing, maths), the years we hold.
| Year | Expected standard (reading, writing, maths) |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% |
| 2023/24 | 68% |
| 2024/25 | 70% |
| England | 64% |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 14,326 state schools in England we hold a 2024/25 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
Your offer chance
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Next dates
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2027
- Primary National Offer Day16 Apr 2027
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2028
- Primary National Offer Day17 Apr 2028
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