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EnglandEast of EnglandBraintreeCM7 9LWGreat Bradfords Junior School
Primary

Great Bradfords Junior School

Primary

Braintree · Braintree · CM7 9LW http://www.gtbradfordsjuniorschool.org.uk

Pupils
342
cap. 355
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
342
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
342
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Great Bradfords Junior School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
56%
-13pp
69%59%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
4%
-12pp
16%10%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
342
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Marlborough Road, Braintree, CM7 9LW
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2556%4%76%35%73%8%67%19%82%72%105.0103.0104.017%342
2023/2469%16%82%28%82%24%80%24%84%76%105.0105.0106.016%336
2022/2356%6%70%17%72%13%70%13%79%73%103.0102.0104.0-1.20+1.10-1.1018%321
2018/1969%6%75%23%90%22%83%16%94%72%104.0105.0103.0-1.10+0.50-1.209%352
2017/1849%7%70%24%76%33%54%13%87%72%104.0102.0104.0-1.70+0.20-3.809%352
2016/1756%8%73%28%76%14%67%14%93%75%104.0102.0104.0-0.50-0.60-2.908%355

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534221.817%15%37%6%19%
2023/2433622.616%15%33%6%17%
2022/2332120.418%11%34%5%12%
2021/2234022.215%9%34%6%17%
2020/2134021.512%8%28%
2018/1935223.39%8%25%4%8%
2017/1835222.39%6%22%4%6%
2016/1735521.88%6%22%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.