Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery

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). Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 76 first choices for 75 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 23.3 pupils per teacher. 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 above.