Howbridge Church of England Junior School is a primary school located in Witham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Howbridge Road, Witham

School Information

Address: Howbridge Road, Witham, CM8 1BZ
Website: www.howbridgejunior.co.uk
Telephone: 01376501648
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Dale
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140666

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 384
Number of Pupils: 352
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 168

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.8
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.3 to 1.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.5 to -1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Howbridge Church of England Junior School
Howbridge Road , CM8 1BZ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Howbridge Infant School
Dengie Close , CM8 1DJ 		3out of 4 51 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Maltings Lane , CM8 1DX 		- not rated 184 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chipping Hill Primary School
Owers Road , CM8 1FR 		4out of 4 758 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Acorn Academy
Spa Road , CM8 1NA 		3out of 4 1,928 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maltings Academy
Spinks Lane , CM8 1EP 		4out of 4 676 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Rickstones Academy
Conrad Road , CM8 2SD 		3out of 4 3,278 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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