St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham

About St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham is a primary school in Halstead, Essex, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 216 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Competition for places is real here - 77% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (39 first choices for 30 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 0.67 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 23.5 pupils per teacher. St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.