Holt Farm Junior School
Ashingdon Road, Hawkwell, Rochford, SS4 1RSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Holt Farm Junior School is a primary school in Rochford for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 279th of 387 primary schools in Essex. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 27 February 2024, report published 24 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 27 February 2024
Holt Farm Junior School provides a happy, caring and welcoming place for pupils. Pupils meet the high expectations set for them. They behave well and understand and apply the school's 'GRIT' values of growth mind-set, resilience, independence and tenacity. The school is calm and orderly. Pupils get along well together. Relationships between staff and pupils are positive. Pupils are polite and well-mannered. Many like playing sports and games together during breaks. Pupils say that staff are fair when dealing with any behaviour issues. Pupils are confident that staff will deal with any problems if they occur. This contributes towards pupils feeling safe in school. Pupils access a curriculum that supports them to achieve well. They enjoy learning and try their best in all they do. When they find tasks difficult, pupils value the help they receive to be able to move on successfully in their learning. Pupils embrace leadership responsibilities in school. They take on roles, such as digital leaders, school councillors and senior prefects. The school provides a range of extra-curricular clubs to nurture pupils' talents and interests. For example, many pupils attend coding club, football, netball and dance.
What the school should improve
- Some areas of the curriculum are not as well developed as others. Staff are still developing their subject knowledge in the leaders' intended curriculum. This means some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge. The school should provide staff with the support they need to deliver effective teaching approaches so that pupils have the same depth of knowledge across all areas of the curriculum.
- The school sometimes does not ensure staff make the appropriate adaptations for pupils with SEND to ensure pupils can access the curriculum as well as they should. This means these pupils do not routinely do as well as they should. The school needs to check that pupils with SEND get a consistently effective quality of support with their learning to help them achieve the best possible outcomes.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
84 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
296 pupils on roll, with places for 360
Schools near Holt Farm Junior School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Farm Infant School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
| Waterman Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 50% met the expected standard |
| Rochford Primary and Nursery School | 0.5 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 77% met the expected standard |
| Stambridge Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 100% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Richardson
- Phone
- 01702545131
- Address
- Ashingdon Road, Hawkwell, Rochford, SS4 1RS
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 141170
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.