St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Maple Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2NSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Braintree for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 14th of 16 primary schools in Braintree. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 22 June 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

58 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths52%

52%, 10 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths9%

9%, 1 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

387 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals19.6%

19.6%, 6.9 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language15.5%

15.5%, 6.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support17.8%

17.8%, 3 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.6%

3.6%, 2.4 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	83% met the expected standard
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	55% met the expected standard
Notley Green Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	66% met the expected standard
John Ray Junior School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	62% met the expected standard
John Ray Infant School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	Not published

School details

School type: Voluntary aided school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr Benjamin Sharp
Phone: 01376344866
Website: stmichaelsbraintree.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Maple Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2NS
Local authority: Essex
URN: 115157

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.