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Howbridge Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Foundation school
Dengie Close, Witham CM8 1DJ · howbridge-inf.essex.sch.uk · 01376 512153
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- Last distance offered
- 4.00 mi
- 6.44 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 265
- 98% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 23%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 4.00 mi (6.44 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 84 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 84 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 72 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 80 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 63 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 63 | 0.7 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 4.00 mi6.44 km | |
Ofsted
Howbridge Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 44
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied