Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 114755
- Address
- Eastern Road, Brightlingsea, CO7 0HU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 642 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
White British 91.6%
Other White 4.2%
Mixed 2.5%
Indian 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsAverage0
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 84
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 33 14 19 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 0 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 47 27 20 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 68 35 33 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 85 44 41 |
| Year 3 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 4 | 79 36 43 |
| Year 5 | 82 36 46 |
| Year 6 | 89 46 43 |