John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Braintree. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lancaster Way, Braintree

School Information

Address: Lancaster Way, Braintree, CM7 5UL
Website: www.johnbunyan.co.uk
Telephone: 01376321814
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Bailey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114818

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 553
Number of Boys: 304
Number of Girls: 249

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4 to -1.2
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1 to 1.5
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
Lancaster Way , CM7 5UL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Gilchrist Way , CM7 2SY 		3out of 4 391 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Maple Avenue , CM7 2NS 		4out of 4 1,046 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Bradfords Junior School
Marlborough Road , CM7 9LW 		3out of 4 1,610 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road , Great Bradfords Estate CM7 9LW 		3out of 4 1,610 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tabor Academy
Panfield Lane , CM7 5XP 		3out of 4 378 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road , CM7 1WY 		3out of 4 2,390 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane , CM7 3NR 		3out of 4 2,795 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Edith Borthwick School
Springwood Drive , CM7 2YN 		3out of 4 545 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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