John Bramston Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Newcastle Avenue
New North Road
Hainault
Essex
IG6 3EE
Phone 02085004640
Reference Number 102838

John Bramston Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, maintaining a supportive community atmosphere where pupils feel happy and safe. The staff are well-acquainted with their students and actively promote key values such as respect and resilience. The school provides a well-structured curriculum that enables pupils to learn effectively and enjoy various extracurricular activities, enhancing their personal development and responsibility. This is the school's first inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic began, offering an opportunity to assess the ongoing impact of the situation on their educational delivery and overall effectiveness.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 443
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.11%
Girls: 49.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 61.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 32 28 60
2 31 29 60
3 28 32 60
4 32 28 60
5 22 38 60
6 36 22 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 36.1%
White, British 14.9%
Pakistani 13.1%
Indian 7.9%
African 4.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.3%
White & Asian 2.7%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
Asian, Other 2%
Chinese 1.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 26 Sep 2023
Date Report
26 Sep 2023 School inspection
06 Mar 2018 Short inspection
13 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
05 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
15 Nov 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong sense of community and support among staff, pupils, and parents.
  • High expectations for all pupils, resulting in attentive and eager learners.
  • Broad and balanced curriculum effectively designed for skill progression.
  • High quality phonics teaching leading to confident readers.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Strong attitudes to learning with minimal distractions in lessons.
  • Commitment to celebrating diversity and teaching values such as democracy.

Areas for Improvement

  • Gaps in pupils' knowledge in some curriculum areas due to long intervals between lessons.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.3
Writing -0.8
Maths -0.5

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 51 2
Third Preference 30 0
From another Local Authority 16 5

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