Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1WY
1,210 pupils · 81% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 15 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 61.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 33% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 206 | 179 | 362 | 194 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 208 | 168 | 352 | 195 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 205 | 182 | 335 | 197 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 192 | 178 | 314 | 190 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 176 | 167 | 309 | 172 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 237 | 204 | 382 | 226 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 250 | 244 | 465 | 250 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 239 | 223 | 451 | 235 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Alec Hunter Academy 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Tabor Academy 2.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Lift New Rickstones 7.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lift Maltings 9.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Honywood School 9.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead 11.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.