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Community special school · Essex

The Edith Borthwick School

  • 3–19Ages
  • 243Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 115464URN

Enterprise Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN · School website

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 28 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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Inspection history

  1. 13 January 2026
    Report card · 7 Expected standard
  2. 21 September 2021
    Graded inspection: 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.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
115464 · 881/7048
Capacity
245 pupils · 243 on roll
Free school meals
39.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Enterprise Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN
Local authority
Essex · Braintree

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources