John Ray Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
15.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
319
Capacity used
Has space89%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
86 of 86 families who put it first got an offer
89
Places offered
151
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 86 | 86 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 20 | 1 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 21 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Total | 151 | 88 | 58% |
Essex lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lisa Christian
- Address
- Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
- Phone
- 01376323071
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Braintree West · Braintree
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150501
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
319 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 19
14 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 226 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.