John Ray Junior School

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Braintree, Essex

CM7 1HL

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

47.3

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#7,977

National rank

#858

In East of England

#230

In Essex

Top 56%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

62%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

105.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

103.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 56% → 62% ▲ 6.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 436 % FSM ever-6 27.8% % EAL 18.6% Age range 7–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Braintree · 0.8 mi 44.3 Notley Green Primary School Braintree · 1.0 mi 51.1 St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree Braintree · 1.1 mi 73.8 White Court School Braintree · 1.2 mi 48.6 John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery Braintree · 1.2 mi 36.9 Beckers Green Primary School Braintree · 1.3 mi 51.8 Great Bradfords Junior School Braintree · 1.3 mi 41.1 Lyons Hall School Braintree · 1.6 mi 68.4