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EnglandEast of EnglandBraintreeCM7 2NSSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary

Braintree · Braintree · CM7 2NS www.stmichaelsbraintree.co.uk

Pupils
405
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
-9pp
76%64%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
9%
+7pp
15%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
104.0
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
405
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Maple Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2NS
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
2024/2552%9%67%22%67%10%66%22%90%69%104.0103.0104.020%405
2023/2461%2%86%28%65%2%86%33%91%76%106.0106.0105.018%416
2022/2366%15%76%25%80%32%76%24%81%68%105.0103.0103.0-0.90+2.80-0.9018%416
2018/1975%13%82%35%93%32%83%25%93%83%106.0105.0109.0+0.30+1.90-1.2015%418
2017/1876%14%91%28%88%26%83%28%95%79%106.0105.0106.0+0.40+0.60-0.3013%421
2016/1772%5%83%27%82%22%90%18%92%90%105.0105.0107.0-0.20+0.00-0.3011%423

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
2024/2540523.220%12%22%4%10%
2023/2441623.618%12%20%4%6%
2022/2341623.018%8%18%4%8%
2021/2241022.418%6%12%6%18%
2020/2141622.017%5%10%
2018/1941824.015%3%9%3%4%
2017/1842124.113%2%6%3%3%
2016/1742323.611%0%7%3%5%

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