Powers Hall Academy 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 are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Spa Road, Witham

School Information

Address: Spa Road, Witham, CM8 1NA
Website: www.powershall.co.uk/
Telephone: 01376513322
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Benstock
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139871

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 293
Number of Boys: 161
Number of Girls: 132

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.7
Writing
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.2
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Acorn Academy
Spa Road , CM8 1NA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Powers Hall Academy
Spa Road , CM8 1NA 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Templars Academy
Cressing Road , CM8 2NJ 		3out of 4 1,325 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Elm Hall Primary School
Conrad Road , CM8 2SD 		4out of 4 1,862 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Howbridge Infant School
Dengie Close , CM8 1DJ 		3out of 4 1,878 yd Foundation school No 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 1,265 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Rickstones Academy
Conrad Road , CM8 2SD 		3out of 4 1,791 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southview School
Conrad Road , CM8 2TA 		1out of 4 1,811 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Chatten Free School
Rickstones Road , CM8 3HH 		- not rated 2,595 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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