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
- Website
- www.brightsideprimary.com
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%
White British 86.8%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 4.6%
Indian 1.5%
Irish 1.2%
African 0.7%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
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
Brightside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.6 |
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 |