John Ray Junior School
Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
439 pupils · 102% of 432 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — 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 10 March 2020, published 10 May 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- John Ray Infant School 0 km · Good — confirmed 2019 · previous system
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Notley Green Primary School 1.6 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- White Court School 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Beckers Green Primary School 2.1 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.