Lyons Hall School
Deerleap Way, Braintree, CM7 9FH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING PATHWAYS ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Pritchard
- Sponsor
- The Learning Pathways Trust
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 558
- URN
- 138028
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01376552393
About this school
Lyons Hall School is a primary academy in Braintree. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 558 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lyons Hall School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 86 | 89 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 75% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 89% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Lyons Hall 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 | 72% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 563 |
| 2023/24 | 569 |
| 2024/25 | 558 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lyons Hall School compares
Lyons Hall School ranked 113th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 14.7% | 558 | — |
| Great Bradfords Junior School | 56% | 5.9% | 37.1% | 326 | 0.6 miles |
| Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.6% | 25.9% | 269 | 0.6 miles |
| Beckers Green Primary School | 60% | 6.3% | 33.8% | 317 | 0.7 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree | 83% | 3.3% | 9.1% | 203 | 1.4 miles |
| John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery | 55% | 7.5% | 44.5% | 501 | 1.5 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)
- 14.7%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 8.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Bradfords Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Braintree
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Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
Beckers Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Braintree
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree1.4 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery1.5 miles
Primary · Braintree
Other schools in Braintree
Lyons Hall School ranks 5th 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
- Notley Green Primary School Primary
- Rayne Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lyons Hall School teach?
- Lyons Hall School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Braintree.
- Who is the headteacher of Lyons Hall School?
- The headteacher of Lyons Hall School is Mrs Rachel Pritchard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lyons Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lyons Hall 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 Lyons Hall School?
- Lyons Hall School has 558 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lyons Hall School full?
- Lyons Hall School has capacity for 630 pupils and 558 on roll (89%), 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 Lyons Hall School a faith school?
- No. Lyons Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lyons Hall School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lyons Hall School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Lyons Hall School part of an academy trust?
- Lyons Hall School is part of LEARNING PATHWAYS ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lyons Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lyons Hall School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Lyons Hall School ranked 113th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lyons Hall School's absence rate?
- Lyons Hall School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lyons Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lyons Hall 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 1 July 2026.