Holt Farm Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Rochford, Essex
Holt Farm Infant School is a primary school in Rochford, Essex for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1RS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “At Holt Farm, pupils enjoy learning.”
- “They develop a sense of curiosity about the world.”
- “Teachers plan exciting activities across the curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, some Year 1 and Year 2 pupils who find learning to read difficult do not routinely receive the precise support they need.”
- “This is because some texts do not fully match the phonics scheme and are difficult for pupils to decode.”
- “These plans are not yet complete, and this work is in its early stages.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 63 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Holt Farm Junior School 0.0 mi Good
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good
- Waterman Primary School 0.4 mi Requires improvement
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stambridge Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- Lift Ashingdon 1.7 mi Good
- Lift Westerings 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Lift Plumberow 2.0 mi School remains Good