The Edith Borthwick School
Community special school · Ages 3–19 · Braintree, Essex
The Edith Borthwick School is a special school in Braintree, Essex for ages 3–19.
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Key facts
- Address
- Enterprise Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3–19
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 243 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “A typical day starts with a warm, well‑organised arrival.”
- “It continues with calm, clear lessons that help pupils settle and succeed.”
- “The day ends just as it began.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that certain aspects of pupils’ achievement could be strengthened.”
- “For example, pupils who can write sometimes struggle to do so independently because the demands of a task do not fully align with their communication or phonics knowledge.”
- “This can limit how securely they build the secure knowledge needed to achieve consistently well.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Essex.
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