The Edith Borthwick School is a 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 19/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Springwood Drive, Braintree

School Information

Address: Springwood Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN
Website: www.edithborthwick.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01376529300
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dan Woodman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115464

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 223
Number of Pupils: 246
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 47

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5 Confidence interval -7.9 to -2.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -7.5 to -2.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.5 Confidence interval -8.1 to -3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
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 4 545 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Gilchrist Way , CM7 2SY
3out of 4 919 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 1,244 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Bradfords Junior School
Marlborough Road , CM7 9LW
3out of 4 2,079 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road , Great Bradfords Estate CM7 9LW
3out of 4 2,079 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 4 332 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road , CM7 1WY
3out of 4 2,800 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.