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EnglandEast of EnglandBasildonCM12 0LEBrightside Primary School
Primary

Brightside Primary School

Primary

Basildon · Billericay · CM12 0LE www.brightsideprimary.com

Pupils
592
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
592
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
592
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/03/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Brightside Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
76%
+10pp
76%69%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
17%
+4pp
22%15%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
592
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Brightside, Billericay, CM12 0LE
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
2024/2576%17%83%49%86%20%81%47%88%80%109.0108.0108.019%592
2023/2466%13%80%34%78%16%80%34%85%78%106.0105.0107.019%592
2022/2371%13%76%31%84%13%84%35%90%76%105.0106.0105.0-1.20+0.10+0.5015%563
2018/1973%22%82%32%87%30%85%45%85%83%105.0108.0108.0-0.20+0.60+1.6010%478
2017/1862%7%75%28%79%15%75%11%90%82%105.0104.0107.0-1.00-1.60-1.7010%484
2016/1766%15%80%39%69%36%76%24%83%81%106.0105.0107.0-0.10-0.50-0.7010%453

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
2024/2559224.019%4%15%4%8%
2023/2459224.619%4%15%4%6%
2022/2356322.115%4%15%5%14%
2021/2253822.016%3%10%6%13%
2020/2150621.610%4%10%
2018/1947826.810%4%12%3%4%
2017/1848427.110%5%12%3%5%
2016/1745324.510%5%13%3%3%

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