Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Braintree, CM7 4LD · Essex · primary school
28th of 391 primary schools in Essex we can score, 444 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 9.4/10 against 3,912 of them, against 9.5/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2023/24 | 83.0 · 92 | 40% | 3.67 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2023/24 | 33.0 · 99 | 25% | 2.47 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2023/24, 83.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 63%. A further 33.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2025. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (9.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 9.5 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils access a Forest School, a wide range of sports including hockey, football, basketball, netball, tennis, cricket, rounders, and swimming, plus gymnastics and dance. Trips include residential visits to Mersea and Danbury. Both a breakfast club and an after-school club are available.
Getting in. The school has 61 pupils in a building with 84 places, leaving 23 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the Forest School integrate with the daily curriculum? What specific support is available for pupils who do not reach the expected standard? How are the 23 spare places managed to maintain class sizes?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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