Great Bradfords Junior School
Community school in Braintree, CM7 9LW, taking ages 7 to 11, 326 on roll.
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How far each is from Great Bradfords Junior School, from its postcode's centre. Distance did not limit entry in 2025/26, on Essex's figure, so each reads Very likely.
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Will an address get in?
Distance did not limit entry in 2025/26: Essex records the furthest offer at 25.02 miles, further than any school run. Distance is not what will decide a place here.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Essex school's distance, tightest first →
No circle to draw: 25.02 miles is not a distance limit.
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Great Bradfords Junior School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
With no distance limit the map shows the school and the postcode you check, and claims nothing about a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Essex. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Essex, published admission distances, 2025/26
Two schools, both in reach
Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.
If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Essex, 99 of 645 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (15.3%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Great Bradfords Junior School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Hall School Both in reach | Primary | 3.53 mi 2025/26 | 0.6 mi |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree Both in reach | Primary | 1.01 mi 2025/26 | 0.8 mi |
| Beckers Green Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.94 mi 2025/26 | 1.0 mi |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 15.9 mi 2025/26 | 1.3 mi |
| John Ray Junior School Both in reach | Primary | 0.61 mi 2025/26 | 1.4 mi |
| Notley Green Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.19 mi 2025/26 | 2.1 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 326 pupils in 355 places (92% full) |
| Local authority | Essex |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Ungraded inspection, May 2025: standards maintained |
| Meeting the expected standard | 56.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 56.0% |
| 2023/24 | 69.0% |
| 2022/23 | 56.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Great Bradfords Junior School
| Girls and boys | 49.4% girls, 50.6% boys |
| English as an additional language | 16.0% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 34.0% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Great Bradfords Junior School by bus
Best-served stop: Great Bradfords School, 118 yd away, with 1.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 07:16, last 18:14.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bradfords School | 118 yd | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30 |
| Great Bradfords School | 120 yd | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30 |
| Swiss Bell | 0.2 mi | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Great Bradfords Junior School?
Great Bradfords Junior School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 25.02 miles away, per Essex.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Great Bradfords Junior School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 25.02 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Great Bradfords Junior School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Essex school's distance
All Essex schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
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Admission distance published by Essex. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.