Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Vicarage Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, CM7 4LD
Phone: 01371810423
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Samina Metson
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 71
School capacity: 84
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 9
% eligible for free school meals: 15.3%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 26.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £10,376 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #2 of 40 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School£13,394
#2Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy£10,376
#3St Giles' Church of England Primary School£9,842
#4St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield£9,307

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School£13,394
#2Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy£10,376
#3St Giles' Church of England Primary School£9,842
#4St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield£9,307
#5Ridgewell Church of England Primary School£8,930
#6Shalford Primary School£8,093
#7St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh£8,039
#8Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School£7,810
#9White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,490
#10Great Bardfield Primary School£7,209
#11Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,180
#12Lyons Hall School£7,043
#13Stisted Church of England Primary Academy£7,039
#14St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham£6,911
#15Beckers Green Primary School£6,890
#16Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,717
#17White Court School£6,648
#18Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead£6,566
#19John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery£6,432
#20Rivenhall Church of England Primary School£6,374
#21Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery£6,292
#22Richard de Clare Community Academy£6,188
#23St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham£6,123
#24Feering Church of England Primary School£6,088
#25Chipping Hill Primary School£6,048
#26Elm Hall Primary School£6,042
#27Silver End Academy£6,011
#28Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy£5,933
#29Steeple Bumpstead Primary School£5,918
#30St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,895
#31St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree£5,773
#32Templars Academy£5,729
#33de Vere Primary School£5,603
#34St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall£5,566
#35Notley Green Primary School£5,529
#36Rayne Primary and Nursery School£5,512
#37Gosfield Community Primary School£5,394
#38Bocking Primary School£5,367
#39Cressing Primary School£5,321
#40St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead£5,318

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