Tabor Academy
Panfield Lane, Braintree, CM7 5XP
989 pupils · 94% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.3%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 September 2023, published 8 November 2023. 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 | 38.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 30.9% |
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 — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 153 | 127 | 287 | 140 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 183 | 137 | 326 | 166 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 178 | 132 | 260 | 155 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 143 | 120 | 290 | 135 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 169 | 152 | 328 | 163 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 172 | 131 | 272 | 159 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 125 | 113 | 248 | 123 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 159 | 154 | 289 | 158 |
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
- Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Alec Hunter Academy 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Lift New Rickstones 9.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead 10 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Honywood School 10.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form 11.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.