The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Halstead, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead is a secondary school in Halstead, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 39.3 (England 46).
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as was the case at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 Year 7 had 104 first-choice applications for 112 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 8 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 25.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex is 17%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Colne Road, Halstead, CO9 2HR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 702 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “At the Ramsey Academy, pupils like and respect their teachers.”
- “If pupils have any concerns, they feel confident telling staff.”
- “Recently, pupils have benefited from raised expectations of what they can achieve.”
To improve
- “However, at times, there is noisy and unsettled behaviour.”
- “This frustrates pupils who want to learn.”
- “Yet behaviour around the site can sometimes be unsettled.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 October 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 104 first-preference applications, 112 offers in total, 104 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Honywood School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Alec Hunter Academy 6.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tabor Academy 6.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lift New Rickstones 8.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Stanway School 9.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thurstable School 9.8 mi Not judged Last distance published