John Ray Junior School
Primary school in Braintree, Essex. Standards maintained (Mar 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 10 March 2020, report published 10 May 2020, 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 |
| 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.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 5 March 2025, report published 28 April 2025.
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around March 2029
The last inspection was in March 2025. 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 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesJohn Ray Infant School
School remains Good (Nov 2019)
- 1.0 milesSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Apr 2025)
- 1.0 milesNotley Green Primary School
Improved significantly (Nov 2024)
- 1.1 milesSt Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Good (Jun 2024)
- 1.2 milesWhite Court School
Good (Nov 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.