John Ray Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Braintree, Essex
John Ray Infant School is a primary school in Braintree, Essex for ages 2–7 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 319 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 89 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 88 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- John Ray Junior School 0.0 mi Standards maintained
- 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