Primary schools in Braintree

There are 19 primary schools in Braintree (Essex), teaching 5,299 pupils. Of the 18 with a score, 7 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 7 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Braintree All schools in Braintree

Pupils from low-income families20%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools7 of 18scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards2inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)13of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full3 of 19schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size25.7one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (19)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Shalford Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	73	23%	Good 2019	98	89 to 100
2	St Francis Catholic Primary School, BraintreeCatholic · ages 4-11	203	11%	Good 2024	87	73 to 94
3	Stisted Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	103	14%	Outstanding 2023	83	59 to 94
4	Lyons Hall SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	558	13%	Good 2022	81	68 to 89
5	Cressing Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	205	20%	Good 2023	75	50 to 89
6	Notley Green Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	401	11%	Not inspected	74	54 to 87
7	White Court SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	550	18%	Good 2022	66	49 to 79
8	Beckers Green Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	317	31%	Good 2023	49	29 to 69
9	John Ray Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 2-7	319	20%	Good 2019	47	24 to 71
10	Wethersfield CofE VC Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	44	7%	Good 2024	41	17 to 72
11	Great Bardfield Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	117	19%	Report card 2026	38	17 to 67
12	Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	269	19%	Good 2022	34	15 to 62
13	Great Bradfords Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	326	34%	Not inspected	30	17 to 50
14	Bocking Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	203	16%	Good 2023	28	13 to 53
15	St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	387	20%	No overall grade 2025	28	16 to 46
16	John Ray Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	439	30%	Good 2020	28	17 to 43
17	Rayne Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	213	13%	Report card 2026	24	12 to 46
18	John Bunyan Primary School and NurseryCouncil · ages 3-11	501	41%	Good 2024	18	10 to 30
	Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	71	15%	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.