Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Notley Road
Braintree
Essex
CM7 1WY
Phone 01376556300
Reference Number 137013

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1255
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.77%
Girls: 53.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 94 119 213
8 107 100 207
9 78 97 175
10 117 128 245
11 99 122 221
12 41 56 97
13 51 46 97

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.4%
White, Other 5.3%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
African 1.3%
White & Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2023-10-18
Date Report
2023-07-11 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 18 October 2023
2021-07-06 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 01 October 2021
2021-02-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 29 April 2021
2020-12-03 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 January 2021
2020-02-25 School inspection:InadequateSchool inspection, PDF - 24 June 2020
2016-03-17 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 18 April 2016
2012-05-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 June 2012
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as Notley High School
2010-03-03 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 June 2010
2009-03-05 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 26 March 2009
2006-03-08 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 March 2006
2000-01-31 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 26 September 2000
2010-03-03 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 June 2010
2009-03-05 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 26 March 2009
2006-03-08 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 March 2006
2000-01-31 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 26 September 2000

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
44.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 59.3% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 29.93 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 8% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 83 18
Third Preference 66 7
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
John Ray Junior School
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1HL
0.13 miles
John Ray Infant School
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1HL
0.13 miles
Notley Green Primary School
Blickling Road, Great Notley, Braintree, Essex, CM77 7ZJ
0.87 miles
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Maple Avenue, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2NS
0.95 miles
White Court School
Ennerdale Avenue, Great Notley, Braintree, Essex, CM77 7UE
1.02 miles
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Gilchrist Way, Gilchrist Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2SY
1.16 miles
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
Lancaster Way, John Bunyanprimary, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5UL
1.36 miles
Beckers Green Primary School
Beckers Green Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3PR
1.44 miles
Great Bradfords Junior School
Marlborough Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9LW
1.51 miles
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road, Great Bradfords Estate, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9LW
1.51 miles
Lyons Hall School
Deerleap Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9FH
1.77 miles
Cressing Primary School
Braintree Road, Tye Green, Cressing, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8JE
1.8 miles
Rayne Primary and Nursery School
Capel Road, Rayne, Braintree, CM77 6BZ
2.08 miles
Bocking Primary School
Church Street, Bocking, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5LA
2.61 miles
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Vicarage Avenue, White Notley, Witham, Essex, CM8 1RZ
2.85 miles
Great Leighs Primary School
Aragon Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 1RP
3.2 miles
Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
The Street, Stisted, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8AN
3.33 miles
Silver End Academy
School Road, Silver End, Witham, Essex, CM8 3RZ
3.65 miles
Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
New Road, Terling, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2PN
4.19 miles
Felsted Primary School
Watch House Green, Felsted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3EB
4.19 miles
Name Distance
Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3NR
1.17 miles
Tabor Academy
Panfield Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5XP
1.41 miles
The Edith Borthwick School
Enterprise Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
1.59 miles
Felsted School
Stebbing Road, Felsted, CM6 3LL
4.78 miles
Southview School
Conrad Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2TA
4.89 miles
Lift New Rickstones
Conrad Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2SD
4.91 miles
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