Templars Academy
Cressing Road, Witham, CM8 2NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRES MAT
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Hancock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Connected Learning
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 142813
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01376513477
About this school
Templars Academy is a primary academy in Witham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 412 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 31 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 52% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 58% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 52% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 45% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Templars Academy 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 | 54% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 401 |
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Templars Academy compares
Templars Academy ranked 354th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 7.2% | 29.9% | 412 | — |
| Elm Hall Primary School | 48% | 6.4% | 17.8% | 228 | 0.3 miles |
| Witham Oaks Academy | 72% | 5.2% | 43.4% | 290 | 0.8 miles |
| Acorn Academy | — | 5.9% | 34.5% | 196 | 0.8 miles |
| Rivenhall Church of England Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 19.5% | 128 | 1.2 miles |
| Howbridge Infant School | — | 5.6% | 26.2% | 265 | 1.5 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)
- 29.91%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.23%
- Persistent absence
- 23.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elm Hall Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Witham Oaks Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Acorn Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Rivenhall Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Howbridge Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Witham
Other schools in Witham
Templars Academy ranks 9th of the 9 ranked primary 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
- Howbridge Infant School Primary
- Rivenhall Church of England Primary School Primary
- Silver End 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 Templars Academy teach?
- Templars Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Witham.
- Who is the headteacher of Templars Academy?
- The headteacher of Templars Academy is Mr Nick Hancock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Templars Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Templars Academy, 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 Templars Academy?
- Templars Academy has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Templars Academy full?
- Templars Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 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 Templars Academy a faith school?
- No. Templars Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Templars Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Templars Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Templars Academy?
- Templars Academy is part of INSPIRES MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Templars Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Templars Academy rank locally?
- Templars Academy ranked 354th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Templars Academy's absence rate?
- Templars Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Templars Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Templars Academy'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 2 July 2026.