Cressing Primary School
Braintree Road, Tye Green, Braintree, CM77 8JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Stewart Caplen
- Sponsor
- Attain Academy Partnership
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 148306
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01376583397
About this school
Cressing Primary School is a primary academy in Braintree. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cressing Primary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 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 | 23 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 86% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| 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 Cressing 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cressing Primary School compares
Cressing Primary School ranked 55th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.4% | 20.4% | 205 | — |
| Beckers Green Primary School | 60% | 6.3% | 33.8% | 317 | 1.3 miles |
| White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 108 | 1.6 miles |
| John Ray Infant School | — | 5.3% | 23.8% | 319 | 1.7 miles |
| John Ray Junior School | 62% | 5.5% | 27.8% | 439 | 1.7 miles |
| Silver End Academy | 45% | 5.9% | 23.2% | 344 | 1.9 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)
- 20.41%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beckers Green Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Witham
-
John Ray Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
John Ray Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Braintree
-
Silver End Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Witham
Other schools in Braintree
Cressing Primary School ranks 4th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Braintree.
- Beckers Green Primary School Primary
- Bocking 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
- Rayne Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cressing Primary School teach?
- Cressing Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Braintree.
- Who is the headteacher of Cressing Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cressing Primary School is Mr Stewart Caplen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cressing Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cressing 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 many pupils are at Cressing Primary School?
- Cressing Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cressing Primary School full?
- Cressing Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cressing Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cressing Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cressing Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cressing Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Cressing Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cressing Primary School is part of ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cressing Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cressing Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Cressing Primary School ranked 55th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cressing Primary School's absence rate?
- Cressing Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cressing Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cressing 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 10 July 2026.