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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO4 9GFBrinkley Grove Primary School
Primary

Brinkley Grove Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO4 9GF http://www.brinkleygrove.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
426
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
426
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
426
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Some aspects not as strong

Ofsted inspection · 09/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Brinkley Grove Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+1pp
76%60%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
6%
+4pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
426
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Rawlings Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GF
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%6%85%29%87%13%87%24%89%90%106.0106.0108.023%426
2023/2475%2%93%27%87%5%78%25%90%87%107.0105.0109.020%415
2022/2375%8%90%48%82%15%79%25%87%89%108.0105.0108.0+2.40+0.90+0.4023%415
2018/1958%3%63%20%82%8%75%25%77%77%102.0104.0106.0-1.60+0.10-0.1012%402
2017/1844%0%61%22%68%0%63%12%69%64%103.0102.0104.0-2.50-4.10-2.7014%420
2016/1758%7%68%31%71%10%73%25%69%83%104.0105.0107.0-0.50-1.40+0.3012%422

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
2024/2542625.423%30%27%7%16%
2023/2441525.020%28%26%6%15%
2022/2341523.523%26%26%6%18%
2021/2240524.116%23%26%6%16%
2020/2140624.117%22%25%
2018/1940220.912%21%22%4%4%
2017/1842023.614%16%21%4%6%
2016/1742223.912%16%19%3%5%

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