Howbridge Infant School
Dengie Close, Witham, CM8 1DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Anna Conley
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- URN
- 114951
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01376512153
About this school
Howbridge Infant School is a foundation primary school in Witham. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 265 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Howbridge 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 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howbridge Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 26.2% | 265 | — |
| Howbridge Church of England Junior School | 51% | 7.2% | 27.5% | 356 | 0.0 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 70% | 2.9% | 23.7% | 201 | 0.1 miles |
| Chipping Hill Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 10.3% | 421 | 0.4 miles |
| Witham Oaks Academy | 72% | 5.2% | 43.4% | 290 | 1.1 miles |
| Acorn Academy | — | 5.9% | 34.5% | 196 | 1.1 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)
- 26.22%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 5.58%
- Persistent absence
- 13.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Howbridge Church of England Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Chipping Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Witham Oaks Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Acorn Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Witham
Other schools in Witham
- Acorn Academy Primary
- Chipping Hill Primary School Primary
- Elm Hall Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Howbridge Church of England Junior School Primary
- Rivenhall Church of England Primary School Primary
- Silver End Academy Primary
- Templars Academy Primary
- White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Witham Oaks Academy Primary
- Lift Maltings Secondary
- Lift New Rickstones Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Howbridge Infant School teach?
- Howbridge Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Witham.
- Who is the headteacher of Howbridge Infant School?
- The headteacher of Howbridge Infant School is Ms Anna Conley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Howbridge Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howbridge 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 big is Howbridge Infant School?
- Howbridge Infant School has 265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Howbridge Infant School full?
- Howbridge Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 265 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Howbridge Infant School a faith school?
- No. Howbridge Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Howbridge Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Howbridge Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Howbridge Infant School's absence rate?
- Howbridge Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Howbridge 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 Howbridge 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.