Acorn Infant Academy
Primary schoolAcorn Infant Academy is a primary school in Braintree, for pupils aged 3 to 7. It had 196 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Witham Oaks AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- Lift MaltingsSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Templars AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Lift New RickstonesSecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.6 km
- Southview SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), September 20221.7 km
- Elm Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Braintree
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.