Holt Farm Junior SchoolSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Holt Farm Junior School and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Rochford.

  • Holt Farm Junior School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holt Farm Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holt Farm Junior School was judged Good and St Teresa's Catholic Primary 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 60.0% for Holt Farm Junior School and 38.0% for St Teresa's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holt Farm Junior School (53.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holt Farm Junior School versus St Teresa's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RochfordHolt Farm Junior SchoolRochfordSt Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking252nd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure289th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll310 184
Capacity360 210
LocationRochford, SS4 1RS Rochford, SS4 1RF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% Stronger figure38.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% 5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census310 184
Free school meals (ever 6)31.6% 27.2%
English as an additional language6.5% 2.7%
SEN support19.7% 16.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.3% 7.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Holt Farm Junior School

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

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