Beckers Green Primary School
Beckers Green Primary School is an academy converter in Braintree for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has 317 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Beckers Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2017 of its predecessor, Beckers Green Primary School. In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: September 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 5-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Beckers Green Road Braintree Essex CM7 3PR |
| Phone | 01376322687 |
| Reference Number | 147816 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 317 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.26%
Girls: 51.74% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 31.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 17.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 30.2 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 | 26 | 20 | 46 |
| 3 | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| 4 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 5 | 16 | 30 | 46 |
| 6 | 26 | 19 | 45 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 69.4% |
| White, Other | 11.4% |
| African | 4.1% |
| Indian | 2.2% |
| Asian, Other | 1.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.6% |
| White & Asian | 1.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.9% |
| Unclassified | 0.6% |
| Pakistani | 0.6% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Beckers Green Primary School, inspected in November 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 27 Jun 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2023 | School inspection |
| 13 Oct 2020 | Monitoring visit |
| 04 Sep 2020 | Academy conversion letter |
| 30 Nov 2017 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Beckers Green Primary School | |
| 17 Jan 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Mar 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 18 May 2010 | Monitoring visit |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 13 Oct 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 60% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 11% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 3.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 4.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 31 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 28 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Beckers Green Primary School had 314 pupils for 360 places. 46 places (12.8%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Braintree Primary E: Southwest (Braintree)” planning area
Essex counted 654 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 685 in 2029–30, up 5%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 |
| Pupils | 307 | 309 | 315 | 315 | 314 |
| Unfilled | 14.7% | 14.2% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.8% |
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 Beckers Green Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.0% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
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, 2.2% of pupils at Beckers Green Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 Beckers Green Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 11.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 22.1% | 10.0% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 14.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 73.7% | 64.7% | 56.3% | 52.9% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | – |
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, 18.6% of pupils at Beckers Green Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 25 | 7 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 17 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 8 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 9 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 3 | 3 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 0 |
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 2024–25 Beckers Green Primary School received £7,222 and spent £7,027 for each of its 317 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £122,000 (£384 per pupil).
Across all 9 schools of Saffron Academy Trust, income was £7,613 and spending £7,555 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £99,000 | £130,000 | £128,000 | £199,000 | £122,000 |
| per pupil | £319 | £419 | £408 | £633 | £384 |
| In-year balance | £36,000 | £93,000 | £94,000 | £53,000 | £62,000 |
| per pupil | £117 | £299 | £301 | £169 | £195 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Lyons Hall School
Deerleap Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9FH |
0.67 miles |
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Great Bradfords Junior School
Marlborough Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9LW |
0.98 miles |
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Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road, Great Bradfords Estate, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9LW |
0.98 miles |
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Cressing Primary School
Braintree Road, Tye Green, Cressing, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8JE |
1.3 miles |
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John Ray Infant School
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1HL |
1.3 miles |
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John Ray Junior School
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1HL |
1.3 miles |
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Gilchrist Way, Gilchrist Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2SY |
1.53 miles |
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John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
Lancaster Way, John Bunyanprimary, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5UL |
1.71 miles |
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St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Maple Avenue, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2NS |
1.82 miles |
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Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
The Street, Stisted, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8AN |
1.95 miles |
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Notley Green Primary School
Blickling Road, Great Notley, Braintree, Essex, CM77 7ZJ |
2.28 miles |
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Bocking Primary School
Church Street, Bocking, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5LA |
2.3 miles |
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White Court School
Ennerdale Avenue, Great Notley, Braintree, Essex, CM77 7UE |
2.45 miles |
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White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Vicarage Avenue, White Notley, Witham, Essex, CM8 1RZ |
2.86 miles |
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Silver End Academy
School Road, Silver End, Witham, Essex, CM8 3RZ |
2.89 miles |
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Rayne Primary and Nursery School
Capel Road, Rayne, Braintree, CM77 6BZ |
3.23 miles |
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Rivenhall Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex, CM8 3PQ |
4.38 miles |
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Gosfield Community Primary School
The Street, Gosfield, Gosfield Community Primary School, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1ST |
4.45 miles |
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Great Leighs Primary School
Aragon Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 1RP |
4.48 miles |
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St Margaret's Preparatory School
Gosfield Hall Park, Halstead, CO9 1SE |
4.48 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3NR |
0.26 miles |
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Notley High School and Sixth Form
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1WY |
1.44 miles |
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Tabor Academy
Panfield Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5XP |
1.91 miles |
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The Edith Borthwick School
Enterprise Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN |
2.02 miles |
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Southview School
Conrad Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2TA |
4.49 miles |
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Lift New Rickstones
Conrad Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2SD |
4.51 miles |
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Chatten Free School
Rickstones Road, Rivenhall, Essex, CM8 3HH |
4.51 miles |
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Honywood School
Westfield Drive, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1PZ |
4.61 miles |
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Gosfield School
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4.99 miles |
All schools in Braintree · Essex local authority: places and applications
Beckers Green Primary School is part of Saffron Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:
- Alec Hunter Academy Braintree
- Honywood School Colchester
- Helena Romanes School Great Dunmow
- Katherine Semar Infant School Saffron Walden
- Katherine Semar Junior School Saffron Walden
- R A Butler Infant School Saffron Walden
- R A Butler Junior School Saffron Walden
- Saffron Walden County High School Saffron Walden
What is Beckers Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Beckers Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2017 of its predecessor, Beckers Green Primary School.
When was Beckers Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Beckers Green Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.
How many pupils does Beckers Green Primary School have?
Beckers Green Primary School has 317 pupils on roll.
What age range does Beckers Green Primary School cover?
Beckers Green Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.
What are Beckers Green Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Beckers Green Primary School?
Beckers Green Primary School is at Beckers Green Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3PR.