Chipping Hill Primary SchoolHowbridge Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Witham.
Summary of the comparison
Chipping Hill Primary School and Howbridge Infant School are primary schools in Witham.
Chipping Hill Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Howbridge Infant School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Howbridge Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Chipping Hill Primary School was judged exceptional and Howbridge Infant School was judged Good.
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).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WithamChipping Hill Primary School | WithamHowbridge Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100 | C68/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 158th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure | 406th of 430 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-11 | 5-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 419 | 267 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 270 | |
| Location | Witham, CM8 1FR | Witham, CM8 1DJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 67.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 8.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 419 | 267 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.3% | 26.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.0% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 2.9% | 11.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 5.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 13.4% | 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.
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 Infant School
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