Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery

Community school · Primary school · Colchester, Essex
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Composite score
51.8

About Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery

Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Colchester, Essex, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 642 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 45% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#6,601
National rank
#702
In East of England
#199
In Essex
Top 45%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 642 % FSM ever-6 21.5% % EAL 5.5% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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