Witham Oaks Academy
Primary schoolWitham Oaks Academy is a primary school in Braintree, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 290 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- 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.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 72% of pupils at Witham Oaks Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 72% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Acorn Infant AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade10 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.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).