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Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

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personMrs Anita Easton

location_onBraintree, CM7 9LW

language Visit Website phone 1376326891

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

299

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Braintree, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School is a community school in Braintree, Essex, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 286 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 May 2022

Inspection Report

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13 December 2016

Inspection Report

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29 September 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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06 March 2007

Inspection Report

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21 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-12-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-09-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-03-06

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 286 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	286	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	274	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	305	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	300	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	284	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	312	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	299	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	282	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	301	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	293	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	280	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	305	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	282	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	283	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	303	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	303	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	293	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	314	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	294	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	318	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	321	2	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	331	4	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	320	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	299	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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