Templars Academy
Primary schoolTemplars Academy is a primary school in Braintree, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 412 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 22 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 42% of pupils at Templars Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lift New RickstonesSecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional)520 m
- Elm Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- Southview SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), September 2022550 m
- Chatten Free SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), March 20241.2 km
- Witham Oaks AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Acorn Infant AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade1.2 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.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).