Honywood SchoolThe Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Honywood School and The Ramsey Academy, Halstead are secondary schools.
Honywood School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Ramsey Academy, Halstead scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Honywood School is ahead on our composite score.
Honywood School was judged Good and The Ramsey Academy, Halstead was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.1 for Honywood School and 46.5 for The Ramsey Academy, Halstead.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Honywood School (47.4 in 2021-22, 45.1 in 2025-26) and has risen at The Ramsey Academy, Halstead (43.6 in 2021-22, 46.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ColchesterHonywood School | HalsteadThe Ramsey Academy, Halstead | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 42nd of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | 45th of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 849 | 702 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 750 | |
| Location | Colchester, CO6 1PZ | Halstead, CO9 2HR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.1 | 46.5 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.4% | 52.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.8% | 67.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 155 | 134 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 821 | 744 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.5% | 24.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.6% | 3.1% | |
| SEN support | 20.2% | 9.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.7% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% Stronger figure | 9.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.0% Stronger figure | 26.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Honywood School
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
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