Holt Farm Junior School
Ashingdon Road, Hawkwell, Rochford, SS4 1RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Richardson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- South East Essex Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- URN
- 141170
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702545131
About this school
Holt Farm Junior School is a primary academy in Rochford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 296 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 70 | 70 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 50% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 59% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 67% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holt Farm Junior 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 301 |
| 2023/24 | 295 |
| 2024/25 | 310 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holt Farm Junior School compares
Holt Farm Junior School ranked 244th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 296 | — |
| Holt Farm Infant School | — | 6.5% | 22.3% | 211 | 0.0 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 38% | 4.8% | 27.2% | 196 | 0.1 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)
- 31.61%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 14.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holt Farm Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Waterman Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Rochford Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Stambridge Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Rochford
Other schools in Rochford
Holt Farm Junior School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Rochford.
- Canewdon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holt Farm Infant 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 year groups does Holt Farm Junior School teach?
- Holt Farm Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochford.
- Who is the headteacher of Holt Farm Junior School?
- The headteacher of Holt Farm Junior School is Mrs Claire Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holt Farm Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holt Farm Junior 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 Holt Farm Junior School?
- Holt Farm Junior School has 296 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Holt Farm Junior School full?
- Holt Farm Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 296 on roll (82%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Holt Farm Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holt Farm Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holt Farm Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Holt Farm Junior School?
- Holt Farm Junior School is part of SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holt Farm Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holt Farm Junior School rank locally?
- Holt Farm Junior School ranked 244th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holt Farm Junior School's absence rate?
- Holt Farm Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holt Farm Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holt Farm Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 8 July 2026.