Academy sponsor led · Essex

Howbridge Church of England Junior School

7–11Ages
356Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140666URN

Howbridge Road, Witham, CM8 1BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 67% · Maths 64% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%313th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	2%	104	102
2023/24	39%	0%	101	100
2022/23	48%	1%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Howbridge Church of England Junior SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

51%met the SATs standard
Howbridge Infant School
0.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Essex

Good2022

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Chipping Hill Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Witham Oaks Academy
1.8 km · Essex

Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
Acorn Infant Academy
1.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
Templars Academy
2.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Elm Hall Primary School
3.0 km · Essex

Good2024

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School
3.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140666 · 881/2103
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 384 pupils · 356 on roll
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Howbridge CofE VC Junior School (URN 115104)
Address: Howbridge Road, Witham, CM8 1BZ
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources