Holt Farm Infant School
Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Watson
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 114879
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702544058
About this school
Holt Farm Infant School is a community primary school in Rochford. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holt Farm Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Holt Farm Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holt Farm Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 22.3% | 211 | — |
| Holt Farm Junior School | 60% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 296 | 0.0 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 38% | 4.8% | 27.2% | 196 | 0.2 miles |
| Waterman Primary School | 50% | 6.9% | 63.4% | 67 | 0.4 miles |
| Rochford Primary and Nursery School | 77% | 3.7% | 33.7% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| Stambridge Primary School | 100% | 5.8% | 17.6% | 82 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.33%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 20.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holt Farm Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Rochford
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Rochford
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Waterman Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Rochford Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochford
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Stambridge Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Rochford
Other schools in Rochford
- Canewdon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holt Farm Junior School Primary
- Lift Ashingdon Primary
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stambridge Primary School Primary
- Waterman Primary School Primary
- The King Edmund School Secondary
- Poplar Adolescent Unit Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Holt Farm Infant School teach?
- Holt Farm Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Rochford.
- Who is the headteacher of Holt Farm Infant School?
- The headteacher of Holt Farm Infant School is Mrs Amanda Watson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holt Farm Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holt Farm Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Holt Farm Infant School?
- Holt Farm Infant School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Holt Farm Infant School full?
- Holt Farm Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 211 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holt Farm Infant School a faith school?
- No. Holt Farm Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holt Farm Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holt Farm Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Holt Farm Infant School's absence rate?
- Holt Farm Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Holt Farm Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Holt Farm Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.