Great Bradfords Junior School

Great Bradfords Junior School is performing well, having maintained the high standards noted in its previous inspection in December 2015. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusivity, with pupils feeling safe and happy in their environment. The leadership has established ambitious curricular goals that encourage student engagement and learning. Pupils exhibit high standards of behavior and take pride in their diverse roles within the school community, contributing positively to both their personal development and the local environment.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive environment for all pupils.
• High expectations for academic achievement and behavior.
• Strong community links that enhance real-life learning opportunities.
• Engaging and ambitious curriculum that promotes curiosity.
• Effective strategies to support pupils with SEND.
• Broad range of enrichment activities available to pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Disproportionately fewer disadvantaged pupils participate in extra-curricular activities.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Great Bradfords Junior School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Great Bradfords Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Great Bradfords Junior School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.0% of pupils at Great Bradfords Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Great Bradfords Junior School received £7,094 and spent £6,936 for each of its 326 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £262,000 (£805 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Great Bradfords Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Bradfords Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Great Bradfords Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Great Bradfords Junior School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Great Bradfords Junior School have?

Great Bradfords Junior School has 326 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Bradfords Junior School cover?

Great Bradfords Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Great Bradfords Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Great Bradfords Junior School?

Great Bradfords Junior School is at Marlborough Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9LW.