Tabor Academy is a secondary school located in Braintree. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 17/11/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Panfield Lane, Braintree, CM7 5XP
Website: http://www.taboracademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01376323701
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Speller
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139179

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 763
Number of Boys: 383
Number of Girls: 380

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -0.59 to -0.2
Of the 174 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 169 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:39%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.37
England Average:4.07

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 4 378 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Gilchrist Way , CM7 2SY 		3out of 4 668 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 4 925 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Bradfords Junior School
Marlborough Road , CM7 9LW 		3out of 4 1,988 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road , Great Bradfords Estate CM7 9LW 		3out of 4 1,988 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 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road , CM7 1WY 		3out of 4 2,470 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane , CM7 3NR 		3out of 4 3,109 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 4 332 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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