Brightside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
132164
Address
Brightside, CM12 0LE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
592 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.3%
Persistent absence
7.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.6%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Irish1.2%
Indian1.5%
Mixed4.6%
Other White4.7%
White British86.8%
African
0.7%
Caribbean
0.3%
Other Asian
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
76%
Local authority average
63%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
17%
Local authority average
10%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
109
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
108
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Brightside Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
89
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
90
2nd preference
93
3rd preference
62
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
82
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
46
44
Year 1
90
54
36
Year 2
79
44
35
Year 3
90
43
47
Year 4
90
46
44
Year 5
91
39
52
Year 6
62
31
31
Year 2024-2025

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