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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 November 2019Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as John Ray Infant School, URN 114941
- 14 October 2010Graded inspection: Good · as John Ray Infant School, URN 114941
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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 entry153 applications · 90 places offered · 89 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 1.8; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 1.9; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2022 1.5; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2021 1.7; Essex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2020 1.6; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2018 1.7; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.4; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Essex median
Dashed bars: as John Ray Infant School (URN 114941), 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 | 90 | 153 | 1.7 | 89 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2025 | 89 | 151 | 1.7 | 86 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 * | 85 | 151 | 1.8 | 82 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 98 | 188 | 1.9 | 96 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 * | 80 | 122 | 1.5 | 80 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 92 | 160 | 1.7 | 88 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 * | 104 | 161 | 1.6 | 99 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 * | 112 | 169 | 1.5 | 101 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 * | 101 | 167 | 1.7 | 84 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2017 * | 95 | 178 | 1.9 | 80 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2016 * | 101 | 225 | 2.2 | 95 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 * | 84 | 200 | 2.4 | 77 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 * | 120 | 221 | 1.8 | 103 | 0.86 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- John Ray Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20191.7applications per place
- 0.0 km · EssexStandards maintained202562%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · EssexImproved significantly20243.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · EssexGood20241.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · EssexGood20222.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · EssexRemains Good20232.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · EssexRemains Good20241.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · EssexStandards maintained202556%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 150501 · 881/2669
- Capacity
- 360 pupils · 319 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2024
- Replaced
- John Ray Infant School (URN 114941)
- Address
- Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources