Notley High School and Sixth Form
Academy converter in Braintree, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1210 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1500 |
| Free school meals | 18.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1WY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.notleyhigh.com |
| Telephone | 01376556300 |
| URN | 137013 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 15 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 July 2023, published 17 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Alec Hunter Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Tabor Academy (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- Lift New Rickstones (secondary school, about 7.9 km)
- Lift Maltings (secondary school, about 9.6 km)
- Honywood School (secondary school, about 9.7 km)
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead (secondary school, about 11.2 km)
- Chelmer Valley High School (secondary school, about 12.0 km)
- Thurstable School (secondary school, about 14.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.