The Edith Borthwick School
Enterprise Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN
243 pupils · 99% of 245 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- St Margaret's Preparatory School 6.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Felsted School 7.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Gosfield School 7.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Southview School 10.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- The Yellow House School 10.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Chatten Free School 10.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.