Rayne Primary and Nursery School
Capel Road, Braintree, CM77 6BZ
213 pupils · 82% of 259 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 13.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 12 July 2026. 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 | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 27 | 45 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 22 | 56 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 63 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 23 | 53 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 34 | 57 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 19 | 38 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 26 | 56 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 26 | 60 | 27 |
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 Green Primary School 2.2 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- White Court School 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- John Ray Junior School 3.5 km · Good (2020) · 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.