Great Bradfords Junior SchoolLyons Hall School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Braintree.

Summary of the comparison

Great Bradfords Junior School and Lyons Hall School are primary schools in Braintree.

  • Great Bradfords Junior School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lyons Hall School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lyons Hall School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Great Bradfords Junior School was judged Good and Lyons Hall School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Great Bradfords Junior School and 73.0% for Lyons Hall School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Great Bradfords Junior School (56.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Lyons Hall School (72.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Great Bradfords Junior School versus Lyons Hall School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BraintreeGreat Bradfords Junior SchoolBraintreeLyons Hall SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking240th of 430 in Essex 79th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll342 558
Capacity355 630
LocationBraintree, CM7 9LW Braintree, CM7 9FH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census342 558
Free school meals (ever 6)37.1% 14.7%
English as an additional language15.2% 11.6%
SEN support15.2% 10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.7% 8.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Great Bradfords Junior School

Lyons Hall School

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