Academy sponsor led · Essex

Rayne Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145407URN

Capel Road, Rayne, Braintree, CM77 6BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

45 applications for 28 places · 318th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 12 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
10 May 2022
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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Essex median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.3; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Rayne Primary and Nursery School (URN 114842), the previous school.

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	28	45	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2025	23	56	2.4	22	0.96
Sep 2024	29	63	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2023	26	53	2.0	23	0.88
Sep 2022	35	57	1.6	34	0.97
Sep 2021	21	38	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2020	28	56	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2019	27	60	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2018	28	66	2.4	26	0.93
Sep 2017 *	22	72	3.3	21	0.95
Sep 2016 *	37	103	2.8	46	1.24
Sep 2015 *	35	104	3.0	34	0.97
Sep 2014 *	37	121	3.3	36	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%325th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	48%	7%	104	101
2023/24	84%	0%	107	106
2022/23	56%	3%	104	104

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

Rayne Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Notley Green Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Improved significantly2024

3.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
White Court School
2.7 km · Essex

Good2022

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
2.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%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 Ray Junior School
3.5 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

62%met the SATs standard
John Ray Infant School
3.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2019

1.7applications per place
Felsted Primary School
4.1 km · Essex

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145407 · 881/2168
Trust: Attain Academy Partnership
Capacity: 259 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Rayne Primary and Nursery School (URN 114842)
Address: Capel Road, Rayne, Braintree, CM77 6BZ
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

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