Bocking Primary School, Braintree

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Bocking Primary School

Church Street, Bocking, Braintree CM7 5LA

http://www.bockingstreet.essex.sch.uk/web

Bocking Primary School is an academy. It has about 190 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2021.

This school is a member of Attain Academy Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Rayne Primary and Nursery School, Gosfield Community Primary School, Cressing Primary School, de Vere Primary School and Elm Hall Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Representation, Environment, Finances and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Disadvantaged pupils, Attendance, Progress and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.3		John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
1.4		Great Bradfords Junior School
1.4		Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
1.5		St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
1.7		Lyons Hall School
2.1		St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.4		Beckers Green Primary School
2.4		John Ray Infant School
2.4		John Ray Junior School
2.5		Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
2.6		Shalford Primary School
2.9		Rayne Primary and Nursery School

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average.

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates are very high and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is poor. Progress in writing is below average.

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