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St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Braintree, CO10 7EHPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Oct 2024
KS2 Results
60%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
18 1st-choice / 15 offers made
Ranking
#12,458
of 13,686 nationally

About St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Braintree, East of England, for pupils aged 5 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 64 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 120.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (1 Oct 2024). 60% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 18 first-preference applications and 15 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressChurch Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, Braintree, CO10 7EH
HeadteacherMrs Jinnie Nichols
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils64
Free School Meals (FSM)20.3%
School Capacity64 / 120 (53% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

1 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 10 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: chorusschools.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.