Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Braintree, Essex
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Braintree, Essex for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 May 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Marlborough Road, Great Bradfords Estate, Braintree, CM7 9LW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 269 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 May 2022
Strengths
- “This is a friendly school where pupils develop the confidence to be themselves.”
- “Pupils experience a rich curriculum that extends their understanding across a broad range of subjects.”
- “They are keen to share what they know and are curious to learn more.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that there is work to do to deepen staff’s subject knowledge in the foundation subjects.”
- “Because of this, teachers do not consistently plan lessons that help pupils secure their knowledge in the foundation subjects as well as they do in reading and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Great Bradfords Junior School 0.0 mi Standards maintained
- Lyons Hall School 0.6 mi Good
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 0.8 mi Good
- John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Beckers Green Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Bocking Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- John Ray Junior School 1.4 mi Standards maintained