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Holt Farm Infant School

Primary · Community school · Rochford, SS4 1RS

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Holt Farm Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 23 Jan 2013

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils211
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Amanda Watson
Local authorityEssex
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 114879.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils211
Girls106
Boys105
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.28%
First language not English2.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.21.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.24
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size26.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
87.7%
African
2.4%
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
Other White
1.4%
White and Black African
1.4%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.9%
Pakistani
0.9%
Bangladeshi
0.9%
Other Asian
0.9%
Other mixed
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher25.7
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.17.2
Teachers (FTE)8.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)4.04
Support staff (FTE)9.53
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.63
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.99
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.42
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.42
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolEssexEngland
Overall absence6%, worse than England, worse than Essex5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.19.4%, worse than England, worse than Essex13.3%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.1%, worse than England, worse than Essex1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Holt Farm Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryHolt Farm Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.2 miPrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimaryWaterman Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miSecondaryThe King Edmund SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryRochford Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.6 miPrimaryStambridge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.7 miPrimaryLift AshingdonAcademy converter
Good
1.8 miSecondaryLift GreenswardAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.8 miPrimaryLift WesteringsAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Holt Farm Infant School

What is Holt Farm Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Holt Farm Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 23 Jan 2013.

How hard is it to get into Holt Farm Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Holt Farm Infant School made 63 offers from 99 applications (1.6 per offer), and 42 of 42 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Holt Farm Infant School?

Holt Farm Infant School has 211 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Holt Farm Infant School?

Holt Farm Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Holt Farm Infant School?

At Holt Farm Infant School, the average class had 26.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 25.7 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Holt Farm Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Holt Farm Infant School missed 6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 19.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.