St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Primary school in Braintree, Essex. Good (Jun 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 25 June 2024, report published 17 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2028
The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.2 milesJohn Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
- 0.5 milesSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Apr 2025)
- 0.8 milesGreat Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
School remains Good (May 2022)
- 0.8 milesGreat Bradfords Junior School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 1.1 milesJohn Ray Junior School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.