The Belsteads School
The Belsteads School is an independent special school in Essex for boys and girls aged 10 to 17. It has 52 pupils and room for 55.
Back Lane, Little Waltham, Near Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3PP01245 201652belsteads.essex.sch.ukMrs Erica Barnett headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
6 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 52 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmer Valley High School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,200 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 206 | Good 2023 | 85 | Compare |
| Broomfield Primary School | Foundation | 1.2 miles | 417 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| The Beaulieu Park School | Free school | 1.4 miles | 1,763 | Outstanding 2023 | 88 | Compare |
| New Hall School | Independent | 1.5 miles | 1,364 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 191 | Good 2022 | 39 | Compare |
| Springfield Primary School | Council | 1.8 miles | 409 | Report card 2026 | 34 | Compare |
| The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School | Church of England/Roman Catholic | 1.9 miles | 437 | Good 2023 | 88 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Belsteads School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Belsteads School yet.
How many pupils does The Belsteads School have?
52 pupils aged 10 to 17 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 55 places, so it is 95% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Back Lane, Little Waltham, Near Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3PP
- Telephone
- 01245 201652
- Website
- www.belsteads.essex.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Erica Barnett
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 10-17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Broomfield and The Walthams
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 24 April 2017 (new provision)
- URN
- 144378 · LAESTAB 8816067 · UKPRN 10071853
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.