UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 142935

Shalford Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Braintree · CM7 5EZ

Ages 5–11 · 73 pupils · Essex

School website

Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

4.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Good

Inspection date

2019-09-24

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
64

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill70%

73 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
73
Boys / girls
32 / 41
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
73 / 105 (70%)
Free school meals
23.3%
FSM pupils
17
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
Academy trust
THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
Headteacher
Mr Timothy Arding

Location

Address
Church End, Shalford
Postcode
CM7 5EZ
Town
Braintree
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 sponsor led (primary), Ages 5–11, in Braintree, Essex, 73 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 23.3%.

Open schools in Braintree
23
Primary schools in Braintree
19
Academies among open schools in Braintree
61% (14)
Open schools in CM7
18
Primary in CM7
14
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BraintreeNear CM7

  • Bocking Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Braintree · CM7 5LA · Essex

    Ages 5–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM15.8%

    2.6 miles away

  • The Edith Borthwick School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community special school

    Braintree · CM7 2YN · Essex

    Ages 3–19

    • KS20%
    • Absence9.9%
    • FSM39.9%

    2.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Timothy Arding
Telephone
01371850336
Website
https://www.shalford.compassps.uk/

Official links