White Court School
Ennerdale Avenue, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7UE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Candida Burrell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 550
- URN
- 114988
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01376331801
About this school
White Court School is a community primary school in Braintree. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 550 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 | 80 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 74% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 90% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 White Court 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 | 68% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 569 |
| 2023/24 | 578 |
| 2024/25 | 567 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How White Court School compares
White Court School ranked 212th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.9% | 15.9% | 550 | — |
| Notley Green Primary School | 66% | 3.7% | 11.7% | 401 | 0.5 miles |
| John Ray Infant School | — | 5.3% | 23.8% | 319 | 1.2 miles |
| John Ray Junior School | 62% | 5.5% | 27.8% | 439 | 1.2 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 52% | 4.1% | 22% | 387 | 1.4 miles |
| Rayne Primary and Nursery School | 48% | 3.9% | 11.3% | 213 | 1.7 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)
- 15.87%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Notley Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
John Ray Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
John Ray Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
Rayne Primary and Nursery School1.7 miles
Primary · Braintree
Other schools in Braintree
White Court School ranks 7th 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
- Great Bradfords Junior 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
Common questions
- What year groups does White Court School teach?
- White Court School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Braintree.
- Who is the headteacher of White Court School?
- The headteacher of White Court School is Mrs Candida Burrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was White Court School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected White Court 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 White Court School?
- White Court School has 550 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is White Court School full?
- White Court School has capacity for 630 pupils and 550 on roll (87%), 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 White Court School a faith school?
- No. White Court School has no designated religious character.
- Does White Court School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records White Court School as having nursery classes.
- How have White Court School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does White Court School rank locally?
- White Court School ranked 212th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is White Court School's absence rate?
- White Court School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are White Court School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, White Court 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.