John Ray Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Braintree · CM7 1HL · Essex
Ages 7–11
- KS255%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM30.3%
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 150501
John Ray Infant School
Academy converter · Braintree · CM7 1HL
Ages 2–7 · 319 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
School remains Good
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2019-12-10
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill89%
319 pupils · 360 places
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- Boys / girls
- 162 / 157
- School capacity
- 360
- Capacity fill
- 319 / 360 (89%)
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- FSM pupils
- 60
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–7
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Academy trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Christian
Location
- Address
- Notley Road
- Postcode
- CM7 1HL
- Town
- Braintree
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–7, in Braintree, Essex, 319 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 20.2%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Braintree · CM7 2NS · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS266%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM19.6%
1.0 miles away
Notley Green Primary School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Primary
Braintree · CM77 7ZJ · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM11.2%
1.0 miles away
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Braintree · CM7 2SY · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS259%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM11.3%
1.1 miles away
White Court School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Braintree · CM77 7UE · Essex
Ages 2–11
- KS268%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM18.0%
1.2 miles away
Beckers Green Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Braintree · CM7 3PR · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS272%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM31.2%
1.3 miles away
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Braintree · CM7 5UL · Essex
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence7.2%
- FSM41.3%
1.3 miles away
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Braintree · CM7 9LW · Essex
Ages 3–7
- Absence6.4%
- FSM19.2%
1.4 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Christian
- Telephone
- 01376323071