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EnglandEast of EnglandBraintreeCO9 2JTRichard de Clare Community Academy
Primary

Richard de Clare Community Academy

Primary

Braintree · Halstead · CO9 2JT www.richarddeclare.com

Pupils
364
cap. 466
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
364
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
364
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Richard de Clare Community Academy · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
48%
+8pp
59%50%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
2%
-3pp
10%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
364
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Parsonage Street, Halstead, CO9 2JT
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2548%2%72%15%63%9%65%11%80%59%104.0102.0102.025%364
2023/2440%5%69%16%60%5%53%16%76%60%105.0102.0103.026%360
2022/2355%2%77%23%64%9%68%23%79%77%105.0104.0104.0-2.50-3.50-2.3016%359
2018/1959%10%69%26%67%17%78%26%81%78%104.0105.0106.0-0.10-2.50-0.8027%420
2017/1841%3%61%12%59%15%53%10%69%68%103.0101.0105.0-2.50-1.80-3.00404
2016/1762%2%70%22%68%2%74%18%62%72%104.0105.0107.0-0.20-2.30+0.7022%391

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536420.725%14%33%7%19%
2023/2436022.626%13%37%7%22%
2022/2335921.516%6%36%9%29%
2021/2235223.113%6%34%9%32%
2020/2134028.513%8%31%
2018/1942036.827%6%27%4%10%
2017/1832.64%6%
2016/1739129.422%5%23%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.