John Ray Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 10 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
143538
Address
Notley Road, CM7 1HL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
440 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
17%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.4%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.2%
Other White 9.8%
Unclassified 5%
Mixed 3.9%
Indian 2.7%
African 2.5%
Other Black 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.9
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsBelow average-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 55%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
122
64
58
Year 4
110
60
50
Year 5
112
55
57
Year 6
96
52
44
Year 2023-2024

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