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St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Maple Avenue, Braintree CM7 2NS · stmichaelsbraintree.co.uk · 01376 344866
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 387
- 92% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (175 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 175
- 43% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 44 parents (25%) with SEND