John Ray Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 7–11 · Braintree, Essex
John Ray Junior School is a primary school in Braintree, Essex for ages 7–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 439 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “This is a kind and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour reflects the high expectations set by school staff.”
- “As such, pupils have the school’s ‘three rights’ fulfilled, to be safe and feel safe, to learn and to have respect.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, learning activities sometimes do not enable pupils to deepen and extend their learning.”
- “This means some pupils do not move on to learning and applying more complex knowledge as quickly as they can.”
- “This slows these pupils’ progress through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (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) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- John Ray Infant School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Notley Green Primary School 1.0 mi Improved significantly
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 1.1 mi Good
- White Court School 1.2 mi Good
- Beckers Green Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School 1.4 mi School remains Good