Conrad Road, Witham, Essex CM8 2SD
10 reasons to choose Elm Hall Primary School
Top line
Elm Hall Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Witham and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Elm Hall Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 7 members of Attain Academy Partnership. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2010) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Essex LEA.
Average class size
Elm Hall Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Elm Hall Primary School ranks in the top 22% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 4% of schools.
The Elm Hall Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, philosophy, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as science, geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Elm Hall Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Elm Hall Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be an occasional extra-curricular performing arts or arts & crafts club.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 7.45am and after school clubs may extend the day to 5.15pm.
Find another school near Elm Hall Primary School
Maldon Court Preparatory School (7.5 miles); New Hall Preparatory School (7.7 miles); Elm Green Preparatory School (7.9 miles).
Chipping Hill Primary School (2.7 miles); White Notley Church of England Primary School (3.8 miles); Hatfield Peverel St Andrew’s Junior School (4.2 miles).
New Hall School (7.7 miles); Gosfield School (10.8 miles); Felsted School (11.7 miles).
Maltings Academy (1.8 miles); St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford (10.6 miles); Chelmsford County High School for Girls (10.8 miles).