Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road, Great Bradfords Estate, Braintree, CM7 9LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Dale
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 114989
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01376326891
About this school
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Braintree. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 269 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 19 May 2022, 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.
Trends over time
How Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 299 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 286 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 25.9% | 269 | — |
| Great Bradfords Junior School | 56% | 5.9% | 37.1% | 326 | 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)
- 25.93%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 15.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Great Bradfords Junior 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
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John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Braintree
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Beckers Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Braintree
Other 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 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
- Rayne Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Braintree.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Lisa Dale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery 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 Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School?
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School has 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School full?
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 269 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 Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.