Chipping Hill Primary SchoolHowbridge Church of England Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Witham.

Summary of the comparison

Chipping Hill Primary School and Howbridge Church of England Junior School are primary schools in Witham.

  • Chipping Hill Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Howbridge Church of England Junior School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Chipping Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chipping Hill Primary School was judged exceptional and Howbridge Church of England Junior School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Chipping Hill Primary School and 51.0% for Howbridge Church of England Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chipping Hill Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Howbridge Church of England Junior School (48.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chipping Hill Primary School versus Howbridge Church of England Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WithamChipping Hill Primary SchoolWithamHowbridge Church of England Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking158th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure360th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll419 357
Capacity420 384
LocationWitham, CM8 1FR Witham, CM8 1BZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure51.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census419 357
Free school meals (ever 6)10.3% 27.4%
English as an additional language10.0% 9.0%
SEN support2.9% 13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.7% Stronger figure21.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Chipping Hill Primary School

Howbridge Church of England Junior School

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