Schools in Braintree

• 23open schools
• 19primary
• 3secondary
• 1special school

Schools near Braintree by distance

Schools whose official address gives Braintree as the town, in Essex, grouped by type.

Primary schools 19

• Beckers Green Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 317 pupils

  Beckers Green Road, Braintree, CM7 3PR

  Ofsted 28 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Bocking Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Church Street, Bocking, Braintree, CM7 5LA

  Ofsted 1 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Cressing Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 205 pupils

  Braintree Road, Tye Green, Cressing, Braintree, CM77 8JE

  Ofsted 14 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 71 pupils

  Vicarage Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, CM7 4LD

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Great Bardfield Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 117 pupils

  Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Braintree, CM7 4RN

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

• Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 269 pupils

  Marlborough Road, Great Bradfords Estate, Braintree, CM7 9LW

  Ofsted 19 May 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Great Bradfords Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 326 pupils

  Marlborough Road, Braintree, CM7 9LW

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 501 pupils

  Lancaster Way, JOHN BUNYANPRIMARY, Braintree, CM7 5UL

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• John Ray Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 7 · 319 pupils

  Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL

  Ofsted 14 Nov 2019 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

• John Ray Junior School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7 to 11 · 439 pupils

  Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Lyons Hall School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 558 pupils

  Deerleap Way, Braintree, CM7 9FH

  Ofsted 18 Oct 2022: Good

• Notley Green Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 401 pupils

  Blickling Road, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7ZJ

  Ofsted 20 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Rayne Primary and Nursery School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 213 pupils

  Capel Road, Rayne, Braintree, CM77 6BZ

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

• Shalford Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 5 to 11 · 73 pupils

  Church End, Shalford, Braintree, CM7 5EZ

  Ofsted 10 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Gilchrist Way, Braintree, CM7 2SY

  Ofsted 25 Jun 2024: Good

  Catholic

• St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 387 pupils

  Maple Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2NS

  Ofsted 29 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Stisted Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 103 pupils

  The Street, Stisted, Braintree, CM77 8AN

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2023: Outstanding

  Church of England

• Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 5 to 11 · 44 pupils

  Silver St, Wethersfield, Wethersfield Primary School, Braintree, CM7 4BP

  Ofsted 23 Jan 2024: Good

  Church of England

• White Court School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 550 pupils

  Ennerdale Avenue, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7UE

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2022: Good

Secondary schools 3

• Alec Hunter Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,058 pupils

  Stubbs Lane, Braintree, CM7 3NR

  Ofsted 9 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Notley High School and Sixth Form

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · 1,210 pupils

  Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1WY

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

• Tabor Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 989 pupils

  Panfield Lane, Braintree, CM7 5XP

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

Special schools 1

• The Edith Borthwick School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 3 to 19 · 243 pupils

  Enterprise Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

Nearby towns

• Halstead 6.4 miles
• Witham 6.8 miles
• Dunmow 7.6 miles
• Essex 7.9 miles
• Chelmsford 11 miles
• Maldon 12 miles
• Sudbury 14 miles
• Colchester 14 miles
• Haverhill 14 miles
• Saffron Walden 15 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).