St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Gilchrist Way, Braintree CM7 2SY

https://www.stfrancisbraintree.org.uk/

St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree is a Roman Catholic primary school maintained by the local authority (Essex). It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. In February 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Admissions and Progress.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
0.6		St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.9		Great Bradfords Junior School
0.9		Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
1.1		John Ray Infant School
1.1		John Ray Junior School
1.4		Notley Green Primary School
1.4		Lyons Hall School
1.5		Bocking Primary School
1.7		Beckers Green Primary School
1.8		Rayne Primary and Nursery School
1.9		White Court School

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Attainment: About average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

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