The Edith Borthwick School
Community special school in Braintree, Essex.
School details
| Type | Community special school |
|---|---|
| Age range | 3 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 243 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 245 |
| Free school meals | 39.90% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Enterprise Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.edithborthwick.essex.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01376529300 |
| URN | 115464 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected 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 | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 September 2021, published 11 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | 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
- Southview School (special school, about 10.2 km)
- Chatten Free School (special school, about 10.3 km)
- The Bridge Columbus (special school, about 16.0 km)
- The Hawthorns School (special school, about 17.2 km)
- The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy (special school, about 17.2 km)
- Thriftwood School (special school, about 21.3 km)
- Chalk Hill (special school, about 21.5 km)
- Hillside Special School (special school, about 22.3 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.