White Court School

EssexCommunity school

Ennerdale Avenue, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7UE

Headteacher: Mrs Candida BurrellSchool website ↗Pupils: 567 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2022
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2022
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 November 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
64.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 86%·Writing 69%·Maths 83%All three 64%
Reading
Expected86%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected69%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
71
How many families wanted this school first?
63
How many got their first choice?
63of 63 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
149

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
22.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
284 girls, 283 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 74% (2023/24), currently 64%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1673.0%12.0%+2.4+0.9+2.8
2016/1771.0%7.0%-0.1+0.5+1.7
2017/1863.0%11.0%+0.3+1.8+1.1
2018/1973.0%10.0%+0.7+1.9+2.0
2022/2368.0%7.0%+2.3+0.8+2.3
2023/2474.0%8.0%---
2024/2564.0%6.0%---