Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Eastern Road
Brightlingsea
Colchester
Essex
CO7 0HU
Phone 01206302719
Reference Number 114755

General Makeup

Number of pupils 670
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.79%
Girls: 48.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 46 36 82
2 47 40 87
3 38 41 79
4 38 48 86
5 47 43 90
6 51 55 106

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.1%
White, Other 3.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
White & Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-06-10
Date Description Report
2024-02-28 School inspection: School inspection:
2020-02-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-05-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-05-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-06-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-01-31 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 9 5
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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2.73 miles
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3.99 miles
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4.53 miles
Ravens Academy
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4.74 miles
Broomgrove Infant School
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Broomgrove Junior School
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4.76 miles
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4.85 miles
Langenhoe Community Primary School
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4.95 miles
Name Distance
Colne Community School
Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0QL
0.57 miles
Minerva Independent School
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4.8 miles
Market Field School
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