1
Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
Braintree • Essex • CM77 8AN
1
3 May 2023
Top 10 Primary schools in Braintree
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2017)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Braintree. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
18
Outstanding
1
Good
16
Median inspection year
2017
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 89% · RI: 6% · I: 0%
2
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Braintree • Essex • CM7 2SY
2
17 Sep 2024
3
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School
Braintree • Essex • CM7 4BP
2
21 Apr 2024
4
Lyons Hall School
Braintree • Essex • CM7 9FH
2
11 Jan 2023
5
White Court School
Braintree • Essex • CM77 7UE
2
15 Dec 2022
6
John Ray Junior School
Braintree • Essex • CM7 1HL
2
10 May 2020
7
Shalford Primary School
Braintree • Essex • CM7 5EZ
2
16 Oct 2019
8
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
Braintree • Essex • CM7 5UL
2
23 Apr 2018
9
Bocking Primary School
Braintree • Essex • CM7 5LA
2
13 Dec 2016
10
Great Bradfords Junior School
Braintree • Essex • CM7 9LW
2
12 Jan 2016
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Notley Green Primary School 2 • Jun 2015
- Great Bardfield Primary School 2 • Jun 2013
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy 2 • May 2013
- Beckers Green Primary School 2 • Feb 2013
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School 2 • Oct 2011
- Cressing Primary School 2 • Oct 2011
- John Ray Infant School 2 • Feb 2011
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3 • Feb 2023