John Ray Junior School
Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
Headteacher: Miss Karen HarrisonSchool website ↗Pupils: 436 (capacity: 432)Part of THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2020
62%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2020
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 10 March 2020Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
62.0%
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 76%·Writing 72%·Maths 72%→All three 62%
Reading
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75%
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Writing
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75%
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Maths
0%
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75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
24.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
17.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
14.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
208 girls, 228 boys
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Results Over Time
↑ Best year on record — 62% Reading, Writing & Maths
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 44.0% | 3.0% | -1.8 | -4.1 | -2.1 |
| 2016/17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017/18 | 54.0% | 10.0% | -1.1 | -5.1 | -2.5 |
| 2018/19 | 39.0% | 2.0% | -5.1 | -2.5 | -4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 55.0% | 11.0% | -1.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| 2023/24 | 56.0% | 5.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 62.0% | 6.0% | - | - | - |