White Court School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Ennerdale Avenue
Great Notley
Braintree
Essex
CM77 7UE
Phone 01376331801
Reference Number 114988

White Court School provides a good quality of education and demonstrates notable strengths in personal development. The school's mantra fosters a positive atmosphere where pupils feel safe, and parents express high levels of satisfaction. Behaviour is managed effectively, and there are minimal instances of bullying, which contributes to a calm learning environment. While most pupils achieve well across subjects, there is room for improvement in the sequencing of knowledge in a few areas to ensure consistency in learning outcomes.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 567
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.91%
Girls: 50.09%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 34 53 87
2 32 37 69
3 47 40 87
4 46 39 85
5 34 53 87
6 52 35 87

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.3%
White, Other 5.5%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
African 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 08 Nov 2022
Date Report
08 Nov 2022 School inspection:
16 Mar 2017 Short inspection
23 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
09 Jul 2008 Full inspection:
23 May 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Outstanding personal development curriculum
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND
  • High expectations for pupil behaviour
  • Effective use of assessment in most subjects
  • Positive relationships among staff, pupils and parents
  • Strong emphasis on reading and literacy development
  • Pupils actively participate in decision-making and school events
  • Good leadership and management providing support for staff

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent opportunities for recalling knowledge in a few subjects

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

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 106
Maths 106

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 2.3
Writing 0.8
Maths 2.3

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 54 7
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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