Brightside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 2019 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 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 13.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 86%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 4.5%
Indian 1.7%
Irish 1%
African 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 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 71%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Brightside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 81
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 90 55 35 |
| Year 1 | 80 45 35 |
| Year 2 | 93 45 48 |
| Year 3 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 4 | 88 38 50 |
| Year 5 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 6 | 91 49 42 |