Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Colchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 03/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Eastern Road, Colchester

School Information

Address: Eastern Road, Colchester, CO7 0HU
Website: http://www.brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01206302719
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Laura Khine
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114755

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 750
Number of Boys: 378
Number of Girls: 372

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4 to -1.4
Writing
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.3 to -1
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -4.8 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
Eastern Road , Brightlingsea CO7 0HU 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colne Community School and College (Secondary and 16 to 19 Provision)
Church Road , Brightlingsea CO7 0QL 		1out of 4 1,010 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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