Templars Academy

State-Funded School

templars-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

WithamConstituency

CM8 2NJPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Templars Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 412 pupils. Templars Academy is part of INSPIRES MAT.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

412

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 412
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: INSPIRES MAT

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
16 May 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.