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EnglandEast of EnglandTendringCO7 0HUBrightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Tendring · Colchester · CO7 0HU http://www.brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
642
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
642
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
642
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Essex

Finance£6403 spend / pupil£6480 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
69%
-3pp
72%62%52%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
6%
-4pp
11%8%4%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
80%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
22%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
642
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Eastern Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0HU
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%6%81%37%75%8%78%27%79%80%107.0105.0105.022%642
2023/2472%10%87%37%79%11%84%26%82%81%107.0105.0107.022%670
2022/2358%4%73%28%69%4%71%24%73%73%104.0103.0104.0+0.00-1.80+0.0020%707
2018/1952%11%65%28%73%16%62%21%79%61%103.0103.0104.0-2.70-2.10-3.708%741
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published6%355

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2564223.322%6%22%6%14%
2023/2467023.122%4%22%5%13%
2022/2370721.920%4%24%6%20%
2021/2274424.110%4%26%7%22%
2020/2175025.29%3%24%
2018/1974125.68%3%20%4%9%
2017/1835523.76%3%20%4%8%
2016/1733824.25%3%20%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.