Academy · Essex
John Ray Junior School
- Primary
- Ages 7–11
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Essex council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 10 March 2020. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Short (ungraded) inspection, 5 March 2025: Standards maintained.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Pupils
- 439 (capacity 432)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Phone
- 01376324107
- Address
- Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL
- Website
- johnray.compassps.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.