Primary school in Braintree, Essex
Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Vicarage Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4LD
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 26 November 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- Places
- 84
- How full
- 85% full — 71 of 84 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 33 / 38
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 18%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 23%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Braintree 005C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 32%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 68%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Samina Metson
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Three Fields
- Constituency
- Braintree
- URN
- 147817
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bardfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45% | 1.5 mi |
| Wethersfield CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 88% | 1.6 mi |
| Great Sampford Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 75% | 3.2 mi |
| Shalford Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 87% | 3.6 mi |
| St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ToppesfieldVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 57% | 4.4 mi |
| Thaxted Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 64% | 4.7 mi |
| Steeple Bumpstead Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 71% | 5.1 mi |
| Stebbing Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 62% | 5.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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