John Ray Junior School is a primary school located in Braintree. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 28/01/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Notley Road, Braintree

School Information

Address: Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
Website: http://johnray.changesp.org
Telephone: 01376324107
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Karen Harrison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143538

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 432
Number of Pupils: 399
Number of Boys: 201
Number of Girls: 198

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -6.3 to -3.9
Writing
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -3.6 to -1.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.2 to -3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Ray Junior School
Notley Road , CM7 1HL 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
John Ray Infant School
Notley Road , CM7 1HL 		3out of 4 6 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Maple Avenue , CM7 2NS 		4out of 4 1,702 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Notley Green Primary School
Blickling Road , Great Notley CM77 7ZJ 		3out of 4 1,747 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Gilchrist Way , CM7 2SY 		3out of 4 1,956 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road , CM7 1WY 		3out of 4 233 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane , CM7 3NR 		3out of 4 1,834 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tabor Academy
Panfield Lane , CM7 5XP 		3out of 4 2,441 yd Academy converter 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 2,766 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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