Witham Oaks Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Witham, CM8 1NA
- Distance
- 0.0km away
Acorn Academy
Spa Road, Witham, CM8 1NA
Local ranking413th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
270
Capacity
3-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 17 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 224
- Boys
- 111 (50%)
- Girls
- 113 (50%)
- Capacity
- 270 (83% full)
- SEND
- 32.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.5%
- EAL
- 4.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.9%
- SEN Support
- 27.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,968/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 82.8%
- White Other: 5.4%
- Black African: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Black Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
82.8%
White British
5.4%
White Other
5.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 147255
- UKPRN
- 10083659
- Establishment No.
- 2679
- Trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
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Score
D49
- Type
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- Phase
- Primary
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- Distance
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Ofsted: Good
Score
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Ofsted: Good
Score
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- Type
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- Location
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- Distance
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Ofsted: Good
Score
B77
- Type
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- Phase
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- Distance
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Ofsted: Good
Score
F39
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Witham, CM8 1BZ
- Distance
- 1.8km away