de Vere Primary School

How places are decided at de Vere Primary School

de Vere Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge de Vere Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged de Vere Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend de Vere Primary School?

de Vere Primary School has 203 pupils on roll.

What ages does de Vere Primary School take?

de Vere Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is de Vere Primary School located?

de Vere Primary School is located in Halstead, CO9 3EA, Essex.

How do I apply to de Vere Primary School?

de Vere Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from de Vere Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at de Vere Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 3.76 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at de Vere Primary School?

When de Vere Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989); 2. Sibling — Where the child has a sibling attending the academy. A relevant sibling is a child who has a brother, sister, adopted brother or sister or stepbrother or stepsister living in the same family unit, in the same family household and address, who attends the preferred school in any year group excluding the final year; 3. Children of Staff — Children of staff directly employed by the academy in either or both of the following circumstances: a. where the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made; and/or b. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the academy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. For the avoidance of doubt, 'a' and 'b' above do not denote an order of priority – all children falling within this category will be treated equally. Children of staff are those where the staff member is the child's parent by blood or adoption, or the member of staff has legal parental responsibility for the child, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, priority will be determined by straight line distance, with those living closest being given the highest priority. In the unlikely event of two applicants with an identical distance competing for a single place at the academy the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by a member of the academy not associated with admissions, with the exception of twins, triplets etc.

What is the largest ethnic background at de Vere Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.6% of pupils at de Vere Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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