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EnglandEast of EnglandBraintreeCM7 5ULJohn Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
Primary

John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Braintree · Braintree · CM7 5UL www.johnbunyan.co.uk

Pupils
545
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
545
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
545
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+7pp
60%54%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
1%
+1pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
545
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Lancaster Way, Braintree, CM7 5UL
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
2024/2555%1%71%20%67%1%65%12%78%67%104.0102.0103.025%545
2023/2448%0%63%23%58%6%64%18%68%67%103.0103.0104.020%541
2022/2353%7%67%15%70%14%68%21%84%78%103.0103.0105.0-0.80+0.80-0.2022%550
2018/1955%9%68%19%82%15%71%19%77%67%101.0103.0103.0-2.60+0.30-1.5021%595
2017/1860%4%74%25%84%22%73%14%90%71%104.0103.0103.0-0.30+0.70-0.8015%590
2016/1757%4%71%18%80%8%75%14%84%75%102.0103.0104.0-1.40+0.30-0.8015%575

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
2024/2554521.425%16%45%7%24%
2023/2454119.220%16%42%7%22%
2022/2355018.722%15%41%8%26%
2021/2253917.525%13%43%8%27%
2020/2155317.824%11%40%
2018/1959518.821%8%40%6%16%
2017/1859018.715%8%41%5%13%
2016/1757517.915%7%43%5%13%

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