Gosfield Community Primary School, Halstead

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £4.50 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 1.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Gosfield Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 45% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 52% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Gosfield Community Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Gosfield Community Primary School are Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead (1.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths); Richard de Clare Community Academy (2.1 miles, Good, 72% reading, 65% maths); St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham (2.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 74% maths); and St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead (2.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 85% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Gosfield Community Primary School.

Gosfield Community Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Attain Academy Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 12 pupils (9%) received SEN support and 2 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Gosfield Community Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Road (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Gosfield Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).

In 2024/25, Gosfield Community Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.