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Faith schools in and near Braintree

All 2 faith schools in Braintree, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Braintree

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  1. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Braintree, CM7 2SY · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Braintree faith schools average.

    23 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1183%

    Braintree faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.3%Braintree faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    203
    Pupils per teacher
    23.1
    View school St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
  2. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Braintree, CM7 2NS · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Braintree faith schools average.

    41 first choices, 43 offers made

    Met the standard at 1152%

    Braintree faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.1%Braintree faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    387
    Pupils per teacher
    25.8
    View school St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Just outside Braintree

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Braintree.

  1. Stisted Church of England Primary Academy

    2.5 miles from Braintree · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Braintree faith schools average.

    33 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1147%

    Braintree faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Braintree faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    103
    Pupils per teacher
    16.6
    View school Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
  2. White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    3.5 miles from Braintree · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Braintree faith schools average.

    23 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Braintree faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.5%Braintree faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    108
    Pupils per teacher
    18.4
    View school White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
  3. St Margaret's Preparatory School

    4.2 miles from Braintree · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Braintree faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    154
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school St Margaret's Preparatory School
The big picture

How Braintree's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Braintree

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Braintree

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Braintree have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Braintree, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Braintree, teaching 590 children. 2 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

62.6% of pupils in Braintree faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

16.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,243 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 8.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Braintree?
There are 2 faith schools in Braintree, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Braintree?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Braintree on Eduscope are St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree and St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Braintree ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Braintree faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Braintree is 25:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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