OFSTED
25 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
265
265 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
143
54.0% of pupils
Male pupils
122
46.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.8 pts
below England
School
23.0%
Braintree
19.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.0 pts
below England
School
5.3%
Braintree
6.8%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Braintree
1.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.5%
224
African
3.4%
9
Any other White background
3.4%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
5
White and Asian
1.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.6%
36 of
265 pupils
7.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.63 pts
lower than
England
School
5.58%
Braintree
6.23%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.37 pts
lower than
England
School
13.44%
Braintree
15.73%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
Braintree
1.96%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.1%
10.0 pts
above England
Howbridge Infant School
98.1%
Braintree
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.