Great Bradfords Junior School
Marlborough Road, Braintree, CM7 9LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Justin Wrench
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 355
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 114984
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01376326739
About this school
Great Bradfords Junior School is a community primary school in Braintree. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 326 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Bradfords Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 71 | 87 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 69% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 16% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 80% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 76% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Great Bradfords Junior 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 321 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 342 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Bradfords Junior School compares
Great Bradfords Junior School ranked 276th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.9% | 37.1% | 326 | — |
| Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.6% | 25.9% | 269 | 0.0 miles |
| Lyons Hall School | 73% | 4.3% | 14.7% | 558 | 0.6 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree | 83% | 3.3% | 9.1% | 203 | 0.8 miles |
| John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery | 55% | 7.5% | 44.5% | 501 | 0.9 miles |
| Beckers Green Primary School | 60% | 6.3% | 33.8% | 317 | 1.0 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)
- 37.13%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.86%
- Persistent absence
- 18.73%
Location
Nearby schools
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Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Braintree
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Lyons Hall School0.6 miles
Primary · Braintree
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree0.8 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
Beckers Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Braintree
Other schools in Braintree
Great Bradfords Junior School ranks 11th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Braintree.
- Beckers Green Primary School Primary
- Bocking Primary School Primary
- Cressing Primary School Primary
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Great Bardfield Primary School Primary
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School Primary
- John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery Primary
- John Ray Infant School Primary
- John Ray Junior School Primary
- Lyons Hall School Primary
- Notley Green Primary School Primary
- Rayne Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Great Bradfords Junior School teach?
- Great Bradfords Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Braintree.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Bradfords Junior School?
- The headteacher of Great Bradfords Junior School is Mr Justin Wrench, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Bradfords Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Bradfords Junior 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 many pupils are at Great Bradfords Junior School?
- Great Bradfords Junior School has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Great Bradfords Junior School full?
- Great Bradfords Junior School has capacity for 355 pupils and 326 on roll (92%), so it has space against 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 Great Bradfords Junior School a faith school?
- No. Great Bradfords Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Bradfords Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Bradfords Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Great Bradfords Junior 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 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Bradfords Junior School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Great Bradfords Junior School ranked 276th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Bradfords Junior School's absence rate?
- Great Bradfords Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Bradfords Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Bradfords Junior 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 30 June 2026.