Richard de Clare Community Academy

State-Funded School

richard-de-clare-community-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

BraintreeConstituency

CO9 2JTPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Richard de Clare Community Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 370 pupils. Richard de Clare Community Academy is part of BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 40%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

370

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 370
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Oct 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.