Notley High School and Sixth Form
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Braintree, CM7 1WY
- Distance
- 2.3km away
Tabor Academy
Panfield Lane, Braintree, CM7 5XP
Local ranking67th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 9 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 31.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 51.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 196
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 30.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 50.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
26
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 63
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 963
- Boys
- 547 (55%)
- Girls
- 442 (45%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (94% full)
- SEND
- 25.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.4%
- EAL
- 11.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 22.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,879/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 78.6%
- White Other: 6.3%
- Black African: 4.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.4%
- Black Other: 1.7%
- Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
78.6%
White British
6.3%
White Other
4.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Panfield Lane
Braintree, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 139179
- UKPRN
- 10039991
- Establishment No.
- 4470
- Trust
- LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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