Ofsted inspection · 13/12/2023
Overview of Witham Oaks Academy · Primary · Essex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72% | 6% | 83% | 28% | 80% | 9% | 81% | 15% | 85% | 72% | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 274 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 5% | 81% | 21% | 83% | 6% | 75% | 17% | 87% | 76% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 273 |
| 2022/23 | 46% | 6% | 58% | 14% | 77% | 23% | 58% | 8% | 81% | 53% | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -2.90 | +2.10 | -2.90 | 17% | 277 |
| 2018/19 | 72% | 8% | 78% | 20% | 92% | 34% | 86% | 19% | 98% | 86% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | -0.60 | +2.00 | -0.80 | 13% | 290 |
| 2017/18 | 68% | 5% | 76% | 18% | 89% | 45% | 75% | 15% | 96% | 83% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 | -0.40 | +4.70 | -0.80 | 14% | 320 |
| 2016/17 | 75% | 14% | 79% | 24% | 90% | 32% | 87% | 32% | 94% | 89% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | -0.20 | +2.80 | +1.40 | 16% | 306 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 274 | 26.3 | 18% | 6% | 43% | 5% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 273 | 26.8 | 17% | 8% | 41% | 6% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 277 | 20.2 | 17% | 5% | 40% | 7% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 262 | 15.3 | 20% | 6% | 42% | 7% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 293 | 17.2 | 14% | 6% | 40% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 290 | 21.1 | 13% | 7% | 34% | 4% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 320 | 20.0 | 14% | 6% | 37% | 4% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 306 | 20.4 | 16% | 7% | 37% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.