John Bramston Primary School
Newcastle Avenue, New North Road, Hainault, IG6 3EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Ballantyne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 440
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- URN
- 102838
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085004640
About this school
John Bramston Primary School is a community primary school in Hainault. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 438 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 58 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 78% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 84% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 90% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 79% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How John Bramston Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Bramston Primary School compares
John Bramston Primary School ranked 50th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 438 | — |
| Manford Primary School | 58% | 6.1% | 35.8% | 460 | 0.4 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 68% | 6.4% | 23.6% | 432 | 0.5 miles |
| Limes Farm Junior School | 57% | 4.6% | 47.7% | 154 | 0.9 miles |
| Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 27.1% | 182 | 0.9 miles |
| Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 10.9% | 245 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.54%
- English as an additional language
- 60.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 10.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manford Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chigwell
-
Coppice Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chigwell
-
Limes Farm Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Chigwell
-
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Chigwell
-
Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ilford
Common questions
- What year groups does John Bramston Primary School teach?
- John Bramston Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hainault.
- Who is the headteacher of John Bramston Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Bramston Primary School is Mrs Victoria Ballantyne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was John Bramston Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Bramston Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is John Bramston Primary School?
- John Bramston Primary School has 438 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is John Bramston Primary School full?
- John Bramston Primary School has capacity for 440 pupils and 438 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is John Bramston Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Bramston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John Bramston Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records John Bramston Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have John Bramston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Bramston Primary School rank locally?
- John Bramston Primary School ranked 50th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Bramston Primary School's absence rate?
- John Bramston Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Bramston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Bramston Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.