Braiswick Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Colchester, Essex·CO4 5QJ
Composite score
52.2
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#6,459
National rank
#684
In East of England
#193
In Essex
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
53 first choices, 58 places
First choices per place
0.91
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
110
any preference, for 58 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.04
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Braiswick Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
409
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
26.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,262
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Braiswick Primary School

Braiswick Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 409 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Braiswick Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 53 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. Braiswick Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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