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Braintree schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Braintree, 61 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 90% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 9 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

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61state schools and nurseries
90%good or betterat their last inspection
9new report cardssince November 2025
8inspections publishedin the last six months

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Latest inspections

Every school

Acorn Infant AcademyCM8 1NAPrimaryWithamGood in every area (2025)
Alec Hunter AcademyCM7 3NRSecondaryBraintreeSchool remains Good (2022)
Beckers Green Primary SchoolCM7 3PRPrimaryBraintreeSchool remains Good (2023)
Bocking Primary SchoolCM7 5LAPrimaryBocking ChurchstreetSchool remains Good (2023)
Chatten Free SchoolCM8 3HHSpecialRivenhallOutstanding (2024)
Chipping Hill Primary SchoolCM8 1FRPrimaryWithamOutstanding in 3, good in 1 (2024)
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary SchoolCO6 2HAPrimaryColne EngaineSchool remains Good (2023)
Cressing Primary SchoolCM77 8JEPrimaryCressingSchool remains Good (2023)
de Vere Primary SchoolCO9 3EAPrimaryCastle HedinghamGood (2023)
Earls Colne Primary School and NurseryCO6 2RHPrimaryEarls ColneSchool remains Good (2023)
Elm Hall Primary SchoolCM8 2SDPrimaryRivenhallGood (2024)
Feering Church of England Primary SchoolCO5 9QBPrimaryFeeringGood (2022)
Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyCM7 4LDPrimaryFinchingfieldStandards maintained (2025)
Gosfield Community Primary SchoolCO9 1STPrimaryGosfieldSchool remains Good (2023)
Great Bardfield Primary SchoolCM7 4RNPrimaryGreat BardfieldReport card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery SchoolCM7 9LWPrimaryBockingSchool remains Good (2022)
Great Bradfords Junior SchoolCM7 9LWPrimaryBockingStandards maintained (2025)
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery SchoolCM3 2RPPrimaryHatfield PeverelSchool remains Good (2022)
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior SchoolCM3 2JXPrimaryHatfield PeverelOutstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Hedingham School and Sixth FormCO9 3QHSecondarySible HedinghamSchool remains Good (2023)
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolCM8 1DXPrimaryWithamGood (2022)
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, HalsteadCO9 1JHPrimaryHalsteadSchool remains Good (2023)
Honywood SchoolCO6 1PZSecondaryCoggeshallGood (2023)
Howbridge Church of England Junior SchoolCM8 1BZPrimaryWithamGood (2024)
Howbridge Infant SchoolCM8 1DJPrimaryWithamGood (2023)
John Bunyan Primary School and NurseryCM7 5ULPrimaryBockingSchool remains Good (2024)
John Ray Infant SchoolCM7 1HLPrimaryBraintreeSchool remains Good (2019)
John Ray Junior SchoolCM7 1HLPrimaryBraintreeStandards maintained (2025)
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyCO5 9DSPrimaryKelvedonGood (2024)
Lift MaltingsCM8 1EPSecondaryWithamReport card May 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 2
Lift New RickstonesCM8 2SDSecondaryRivenhallSchool remains Good (2023)
Lyons Hall SchoolCM7 9FHPrimaryBraintreeGood (2023)
Notley Green Primary SchoolCM77 7ZJPrimaryGreat NotleyImproved significantly (2024)
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth FormCM7 1WYSecondaryBraintreeReport card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
Rayne Primary and Nursery SchoolCM77 6BZPrimaryRayneReport card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1
Richard de Clare Community AcademyCO9 2JTPrimaryHalsteadReport card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area
Ridgewell Church of England Primary SchoolCO9 4SAPrimaryRidgewellReport card May 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4
Rivenhall Church of England Primary SchoolCM8 3PQPrimaryRivenhallGood (2023)
Shalford Primary SchoolCM7 5EZPrimaryWethersfieldStandards maintained (2025)
Silver End AcademyCM8 3RZPrimarySilver EndReport card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area
Southview SchoolCM8 2TASpecialRivenhallOutstanding (2022)
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great YeldhamCO9 4PTPrimaryGreat YeldhamGood (2023)
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, HalsteadCO9 2BHPrimaryHalsteadSchool remains Good (2022)
St Francis Catholic Primary School, BraintreeCM7 2SYPrimaryBockingGood (2024)
St Giles' Church of England Primary SchoolCO9 2RGPrimaryCastle HedinghamGood (2023)
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School PebmarshCO9 2NHPrimaryPebmarshSchool remains Good (2023)
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ToppesfieldCO9 4DSPrimaryToppesfieldGood (2023)
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolCM7 2NSPrimaryBraintreeGood in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025)
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, CoggeshallCO6 1YUPrimaryCoggeshallSchool remains Good (2023)
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible HedinghamCO9 3NRPrimarySible HedinghamOutstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024)
Steeple Bumpstead Primary SchoolCB9 7EDPrimarySteeple BumpsteadGood (2022)
Stisted Church of England Primary AcademyCM77 8ANPrimaryGreenstead GreenOutstanding (2023)
Tabor AcademyCM7 5XPSecondaryBockingReport card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3
Templars AcademyCM8 2NJPrimaryWithamSchool remains Good (2024)
Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolCM3 2PNPrimaryTerlingGood (2023)
The Edith Borthwick SchoolCM7 2YNSpecialBockingReport card May 2026: Expected standard in every area
The Ramsey Academy, HalsteadCO9 2HRSecondaryHalsteadGood in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2024)
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary SchoolCM7 4BPPrimaryWethersfieldGood (2024)
White Court SchoolCM77 7UEPrimaryGreat NotleyGood (2022)
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCM8 1RZPrimaryWhite NotleySchool remains Good (2023)
Witham Oaks AcademyCM8 1NAPrimaryWithamGood (2024)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 9 Braintree report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 50 times, needs attention 10 times, strong standard 2 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at CM, CO and CB postcodes and show here the ones in Braintree. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Schools in every area

Questions people ask

How many schools in Braintree are rated good or better?

90% of the 61 state schools and nurseries in Braintree were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Braintree?

There are 61 state-funded schools and nurseries in Braintree: 50 primary, 8 secondary, 3 special.