Academy converter · Primary
Witham · CM8 1NA · Essex
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 147255
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Academy converter · Witham · CM8 1NA
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–7
Pupils
196
Local authority
Essex
Age range
Ages 3–7
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–7, in Witham, Essex, 196 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 24.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 147255
Location
- Address
- Spa Road
- Postcode
- CM8 1NA
- Town
- Witham
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Witham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- Boys / girls
- 100 / 96
- School capacity
- 270
- Capacity fill
- 196 / 270 (73%)
- Free school meals
- 24.1%
- FSM pupils
- 45
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Bridge Academy Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 13 on roll / 12 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl Noble
- Telephone
- 01376512605
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-12-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes