The Ramsey Academy, Halstead, Halstead

In 2026, pupils at The Ramsey Academy, Halstead averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Essex and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Essex and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.05: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.3, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Combined Science and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put The Ramsey Academy, Halstead as their first choice and 182 named it as one of their preferences, for 112 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 secondary schools to The Ramsey Academy, Halstead are Hedingham School and Sixth Form (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Honywood School (5.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.1); and Tabor Academy (6.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.5).

The Ramsey Academy, Halstead's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

The Ramsey Academy, Halstead is one of 11 schools run by Bridge Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.8 in 2024/25.

166 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Ramsey Academy, Halstead (as of September 2025): 53% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (75%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (45%).

Of the 152 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

4.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 64 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 24 (3.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Ramsey Academy, Halstead.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bois Hall Gardens (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Ramsey Academy, Halstead 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 2024/25, The Ramsey Academy, Halstead issued 239 suspensions, 32.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Ramsey Academy, Halstead are St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead (0.2 miles); Richard de Clare Community Academy (0.4 miles); and Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.