Holt Farm Infant School

Holt Farm Infant School continues to demonstrate a good standard of education, characterized by engaging activities and a caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The curriculum is well-structured, with high expectations from leaders, encouraging pupils to build knowledge progressively. Pupils enjoy learning and actively participate in their education, contributing to a positive school culture with minimal bullying and supportive relationships between staff and students. However, there are areas needing attention, particularly in the phonics support for some Year 1 and Year 2 pupils, where additional training and resources are imperative for improved reading outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a strong sense of curiosity and enjoy learning.
• Teachers plan exciting and engaging activities across the curriculum.
• Leaders and staff build positive relationships with pupils and promote good behavior.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place to ensure pupil safety.
• Leaders provide strong support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some Year 1 and Year 2 pupils do not receive sufficient support in learning to read.
• The phonics scheme implementation is incomplete, affecting reading progress.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holt Farm Infant School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Holt Farm Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holt Farm Infant School had 25.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at Holt Farm Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holt Farm Infant School received £6,882 and spent £6,913 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £131,000 (£621 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Holt Farm Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holt Farm Infant School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Holt Farm Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holt Farm Infant School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Holt Farm Infant School have?

Holt Farm Infant School has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holt Farm Infant School cover?

Holt Farm Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Holt Farm Infant School?

Holt Farm Infant School is at Ashingdon Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1RS.