United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Braintree
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~153k · 63 state-funded schools
The signature
How Braintree ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,926/yr
High
Better than 73% of UK LAs
House price
£345,000
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,227/mo
Expensive
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,280/yr
Cheapest
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Crime
53.6/1k
Safest
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.7
Low
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Schools
93.7%
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
63 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
59 of 63 (93.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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63 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 63 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,255 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift New Rickstones | Secondary | 1,204 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hedingham School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,155 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Alec Hunter Academy | Secondary | 1,067 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tabor Academy | Secondary | 963 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Maltings | Secondary | 841 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Honywood School | Secondary | 821 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead | Secondary | 744 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
White Court School | Primary | 567 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lyons Hall School | Primary | 558 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 545 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 463 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Ray Junior School | Primary | 436 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chipping Hill Primary School | Primary | 419 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Notley Green Primary School | Primary | 410 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 407 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Templars Academy | Primary | 406 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 405 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Silver End Academy | Primary | 370 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Richard de Clare Community Academy | Primary | 364 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.