Community school · Essex

White Court School

2–11Ages
550Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114988URN

Ennerdale Avenue, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7UE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

182 applications for 90 places · 241st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

182 applications · 90 places offered · 93 named it first

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.3; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.5; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.7; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.1; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	182	2.0	93	1.03
Sep 2025	71	149	2.1	63	0.89
Sep 2024	66	130	2.0	63	0.95
Sep 2023	84	166	2.0	78	0.93
Sep 2022	65	156	2.4	63	0.97
Sep 2021	81	179	2.2	90	1.11
Sep 2020	73	169	2.3	70	0.96
Sep 2019	79	175	2.2	74	0.94
Sep 2018	81	186	2.3	75	0.93
Sep 2017	74	182	2.5	67	0.91
Sep 2016	69	193	2.8	64	0.93
Sep 2015	81	220	2.7	84	1.04
Sep 2014	81	252	3.1	108	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 69% · Maths 83% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%205th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	6%	106	106
2023/24	74%	8%	107	106
2022/23	68%	7%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

White Court SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Notley Green Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

Improved significantly2024

3.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
John Ray Infant School
1.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2019

1.7applications per place
John Ray Junior School
1.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

62%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Rayne Primary and Nursery School
2.7 km · Essex

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
3.0 km · Essex

Good2024

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
3.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Great Leighs Primary School
3.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114988 · 881/2767
Capacity: 630 pupils · 550 on roll
Free school meals: 18.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ennerdale Avenue, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7UE
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources