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Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

Braintree, CM7 1WY · Essex · secondary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Expected standard Mixed Secondary
3.1/10 Below average

53rd of 78 secondary schools in Essex we can score, 81 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 918 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.7/10 among them, against 3.9/10 nationally. 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
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Ofsted 18 35% 0.62
Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 37.6 · 34 30% 1.01
Progress 8 2023/24 -0.11 · 42 25% 1.04
Attainment 8 2024/25 44.9 · 45 10% 0.45

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 2024/25, 37.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 44.9, slightly above the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 in 2023/24 was -0.11, indicating pupils did slightly worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in May 2026. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.7 out of 10 among them, against 3.9 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, play sports including athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, dodgeball, fitness, football, and handball, or take instrumental tuition, singing lessons, and music theory. Trips include visits to Hyde Hall, the London Science Museum, Chelmsford Theatre, The Old Bailey, rock climbing, Iceland, and performances of *Oliver* and *Jack and the Beanstalk*.

Getting in. The school has 1255 pupils in a capacity of 1500, leaving 245 spare places. 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 school support pupils to improve their Progress 8 scores? What specific actions are being taken to address the "Requires improvement" rating?

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