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Templars Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Cressing Road, Witham CM8 2NJ · templarsacademy.com · 01376 513477
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 42%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 412
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Inspires Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 47 | 30 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 33 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 28 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 46 | 32 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 21 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼42% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115036)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Templars Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115036), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115036)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 44
- 11% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (25%) with SEND