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Education in Braintree

District

The south east of the East of England. 166,471 people in 612 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Braintree, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Braintree had 68 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
68
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Braintree had 68 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Braintree among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Braintree is 68.

Schools

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Schools in Braintree

Braintree has 68 open schools: 52 primary, 8 secondary, 6 special and 2 independent.

Outstanding
3
Good
22
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

25 of the 63 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and June 2024.

9 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Braintree

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Stisted Church of England Primary Academy (March 2023), Chatten Free School (March 2024), Southview School (September 2022).

Primary (52)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Acorn Infant AcademyAcademy converter3 to 7196Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
Beckers Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11317School remains Good, June 202360% met KS2 standard
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1146Good (overall), January 2024
Bocking Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11203School remains Good, November 202362% met KS2 standard
Chipping Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11421Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1188School remains Good, June 202328% met KS2 standard
Cressing Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11205School remains Good, September 202379% met KS2 standard
de Vere Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11203Good (overall), July 202370% met KS2 standard
Earls Colne Primary School and NurseryFoundation school4 to 11402School remains Good, May 202354% met KS2 standard
Elm Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11228Good (overall), February 202448% met KS2 standard
Feering Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11147Good (overall), October 202272% met KS2 standard
Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1171Standards maintained, November 2024
Gosfield Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11134School remains Good, March 202335% met KS2 standard
Great Bardfield Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11117Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met45% met KS2 standard
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7269School remains Good, May 2022
Great Bradfords Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11326Standards maintained, March 202556% met KS2 standard
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school2 to 7215School remains Good, October 2022
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11236Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade84% met KS2 standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11201Good (overall), September 202270% met KS2 standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, HalsteadVoluntary controlled school4 to 11210School remains Good, March 202360% met KS2 standard
Howbridge Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11356Good (overall), November 202351% met KS2 standard
Howbridge Infant SchoolFoundation school5 to 7265Good (overall), April 2023
John Bunyan Primary School and NurseryCommunity school3 to 11501School remains Good, February 202455% met KS2 standard
John Ray Infant SchoolAcademy converter2 to 7319School remains Good, November 2019
John Ray Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11439Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), March 202062% met KS2 standard
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11464Good (overall), March 202472% met KS2 standard
Lyons Hall SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11558Good (overall), October 202273% met KS2 standard
Notley Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11401Improved significantly, November 202466% met KS2 standard
Rayne Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11213Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Richard de Clare Community AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11370Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Ridgewell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1155Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met77% met KS2 standard
Rivenhall Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11128Good (overall), February 202367% met KS2 standard
Shalford Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 1173Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), September 201987% met KS2 standard
Silver End AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11344Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met45% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1164Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great YeldhamAcademy converter4 to 11139Good (overall), September 202387% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, HalsteadAcademy converter4 to 11211School remains Good, September 202282% met KS2 standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, BraintreeVoluntary aided school4 to 11203Good (overall), June 202483% met KS2 standard
St Giles' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1191Good (overall), January 202367% met KS2 standard
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School PebmarshVoluntary aided school4 to 1197School remains Good, July 202350% met KS2 standard
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ToppesfieldVoluntary controlled school4 to 1163Good (overall), November 202257% met KS2 standard
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11387Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, CoggeshallVoluntary controlled school2 to 11339School remains Good, March 202368% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible HedinghamVoluntary controlled school4 to 11213Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade55% met KS2 standard
Steeple Bumpstead Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11189Good (overall), July 202271% met KS2 standard
Stisted Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11103Outstanding (overall), March 202347% met KS2 standard
Templars AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11412School remains Good, May 202442% met KS2 standard
Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 1199Good (overall), January 202357% met KS2 standard
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1144Good (overall), January 202488% met KS2 standard
White Court SchoolCommunity school2 to 11550Good (overall), November 202264% met KS2 standard
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11108School remains Good, December 202273% met KS2 standard
Witham Oaks AcademyAcademy converter7 to 11290Good (overall), December 202372% met KS2 standard

Secondary (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Alec Hunter AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,058School remains Good, November 2022Attainment 8: 47.1
Hedingham School and Sixth FormAcademy converter11 to 181,177School remains Good, March 2023Attainment 8: 43.5
Honywood SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16849Good (overall), December 2022Attainment 8: 45.1
Lift MaltingsAcademy sponsor led11 to 16787Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 40.6
Lift New RickstonesAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,221School remains Good, November 2023Attainment 8: 42.5
Notley High School and Sixth FormAcademy converter11 to 191,210Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 46.1
Tabor AcademyAcademy converter11 to 18989Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 38.5
The Ramsey Academy, HalsteadAcademy sponsor led11 to 16702Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 46.5

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Chatten Free SchoolFree schools special4 to 1975Outstanding (overall), March 2024
Southview SchoolAcademy special sponsor led3 to 19106Outstanding (overall), September 2022
Teaseldown SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1924No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Edith Borthwick SchoolCommunity special school3 to 19243Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
The Yellow House SchoolOther independent special school13 to 1714No outcome in Ofsted's file
Woodend Farm SchoolOther independent special school6 to 1625No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Gosfield SchoolOther independent school2 to 18369Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Margaret's Preparatory SchoolOther independent school2 to 11154Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.