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Howbridge Infant School

URN
114951
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Howbridge Infant School
URN
114951
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#54 of 348 schools in Essex

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Howbridge Infant School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Howbridge Infant School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
15 June 2023
Inspection date
25 April 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

89

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

162

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

89

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.82×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Essex
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Essex)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://howbridge-inf.essex.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

CM8 1DJ - Dengie Close, Witham, Essex

Contact details

Address
Dengie Close, Witham, Essex
Postcode
CM8 1DJ
Phone
1376512153
Website
https://howbridge-inf.essex.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Essex
Local authority code
881

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 1,198 schools in Essex.

Authority statistics

Total schools

1,198

Open schools

613

Closed schools

585

Primary schools

812

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 June 202325 April 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 15 June 2023
    • Good

      Published
      15 June 2023
      Inspected
      25 April 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    54.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 71

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    181

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary812 (67.9%)
    • Secondary181 (15.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other203 (17.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Howbridge Church of England Junior School46 mPrimaryOpen
    Howbridge CofE VC Junior School46 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Witham169 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Family Catholic Primary School169 mPrimaryOpen
    The John Bramston School and Sixth Form College574 mSecondaryClosed
    Lift Maltings574 mSecondaryOpen
    Witham Sixth Form Centre574 mNot applicableClosed
    Chipping Hill Primary School701 mPrimaryOpen
    Witham Bible Training Centre1.2 kmNot applicableClosed
    Woodend Farm School1.7 kmNot applicableOpen
    • Howbridge Church of England Junior School
      Distance
      46 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Howbridge CofE VC Junior School
      Distance
      46 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Witham
      Distance
      169 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Holy Family Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      169 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Essex)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abacus Primary SchoolPrimarySS12 9GJOpen
    Abbotsweld County Infant SchoolPrimaryCM18 6TEClosed
    Abbotsweld Primary AcademyPrimaryCM18 6TEOpen
    Abbotsweld Primary SchoolPrimaryCM18 6TEClosed
    Acorn AcademyPrimaryCM8 1NAOpen
    • Abacus Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SS12 9GJ
      Status
      Open
    • Abbotsweld County Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CM18 6TE
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbotsweld Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CM18 6TE
      Status
      Open
    • Abbotsweld Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CM18 6TE
      Status
      Closed
    • Acorn Academy
    The John Bramston School and Sixth Form College
    Distance
    574 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lift Maltings
    Distance
    574 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Witham Sixth Form Centre
    Distance
    574 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Chipping Hill Primary School
    Distance
    701 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Witham Bible Training Centre
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Woodend Farm School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CM8 1NA
    Status
    Open