The Edith Borthwick School

State-Funded School

the-edith-borthwick-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

BraintreeConstituency

CM7 2YNPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Edith Borthwick School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Essex, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 243 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

243

Total Pupils

75%Boys

25%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 243
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
11 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Oct 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.