Shalford Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Braintree, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 73 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 105 |
| Free school meals | 23.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Church End, Shalford, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5EZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.shalford.compassps.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01371850336 |
| URN | 142935 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 September 2019, published 16 October 2019:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 10 December 2024, outcome: Standards maintained.
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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.
Nearby schools
- Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Bocking Primary School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
- Great Bardfield Primary School (primary school, about 5.1 km)
- Rayne Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 5.2 km)
- John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 5.2 km)
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree (primary school, about 5.5 km)
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 5.7 km)
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 5.8 km)
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