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St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Braintree, CM7 2NS · Essex · primary school

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Mixed Primary Church of England
3.7/10 Broadly average

296th 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.

Narrow the comparison to the 3,569 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.2/10 among them, against 3.7/10 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
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 52.0 · 22 62% 1.36
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 9.0 · 61 38% 2.36

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, 52.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 9.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.2 out of 10 among them, against 3.7 out of 10 nationally. This indicates no improvement relative to the national benchmark for similar intakes.

Getting in. The school has 387 pupils in a capacity of 420 places, leaving 33 spare spots. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are below the expected standard in core subjects? What specific interventions are in place to help the 9.0% who reached the higher standard continue their progress? How does the school manage the transition for new families given the current pupil numbers?

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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