The Ramsey Academy, Halstead

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed

Colne Road, Halstead, CO9 2HR

Headteacher · Mr Christian Appleford

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils702Capacity 750

OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 24 September 2024

TrustBridge Academy Trust

Free school meals25.2%

Inspection on 24 September 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 104 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered112

Applications182

First choice104

First-choice offers104

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).