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Postcode district · Braintree

Schools in CM7

Primary and secondary schools serving CM7, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Population
62,013 (2024)
Schools

Schools in CM7

22 schools in CM7: 16 primary, 3 secondary and 3 other, including 2 independent. 95% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 88% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools
22
in CM7
Good or better
95%
Of 19 with an Ofsted grade
How full
88%
Well used: 8,239 pupils for 9,358 places
Over capacity
1
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

CM7
77%
14%
  • Excellent4.5%
  • Good77.3%
  • Needs improvement4.5%
  • Not rated13.6%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Notley High School and Sixth Form
    Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,210 pupils · 81% full
    Good
    2.2 miles · May 2026
  • Alec Hunter Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,058 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    2.4 miles · November 2022
  • Tabor Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 989 pupils · 94% full
    Needs improvement
    0.8 miles · September 2023
  • Lyons Hall School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 558 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    2.0 miles · October 2022
  • John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 501 pupils · 80% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · February 2024
  • John Ray Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 439 pupils · 102% full
    Good
    2.2 miles · March 2020
  • St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 387 pupils · 92% full
    Excellent
    1.3 miles · November 2021
  • Gosfield School
    Other · ages 2–18 · Independent · 369 pupils · 97% full
    Not rated
    4.3 miles
  • Great Bradfords Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 326 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · December 2015
  • John Ray Infant School
    Primary · ages 2–7 · 319 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    2.2 miles · November 2019
  • Beckers Green Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 317 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    2.5 miles · June 2023
  • Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 269 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · May 2022
  • The Edith Borthwick School
    Other · ages 3–19 · 243 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · January 2026
  • Bocking Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 203 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · November 2023
  • St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 203 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · June 2024
  • Stebbing Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 200 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    5.4 miles · December 2022
  • Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 189 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    11 miles · July 2022
  • St Margaret's Preparatory School
    Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 154 pupils · 55% full
    Not rated
    3.4 miles
  • Great Bardfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 117 pupils · 65% full
    Good
    5.4 miles · April 2026
  • Shalford Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 73 pupils · 70% full
    Good
    2.3 miles · September 2019
  • Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 71 pupils · 85% full
    Not rated
    5.9 miles
  • Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 44 pupils · 49% full
    Good
    4.4 miles · January 2024
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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