OFSTED
11 May 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains 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
402
402 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
190
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
212
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.8 pts
below England
School
10.0%
Braintree
19.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.8 pts
below England
School
2.5%
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
80.1%
322
Unclassified
13.4%
54
Any other White background
2.0%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
5
White and Asian
1.0%
4
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
2
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
21.6%
87 of
402 pupils
0.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Reading
8.8 pts below England
School
65.0%
Braintree
74.6%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
Braintree
69.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Braintree
70.9%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.04 pts
lower than
England
School
5.17%
Braintree
6.23%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.64%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.17 pts
lower than
England
School
9.64%
Braintree
15.73%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
lower than
England
School
0.55%
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
95.7%
7.5 pts
above England
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery
95.7%
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.