Brinkley Grove Primary School 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rawlings Crescent, Colchester, CO4 9GF
Website: http://www.brinkleygrove.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01206852266
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Darren Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131219

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 406
Number of Boys: 203
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.1
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.5
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brinkley Grove Primary School
Rawlings Crescent , Highwoods CO4 9GF 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Highwoods Community Primary School
Tynedale Square , Highwoods CO4 9SN 		3out of 4 624 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
Clay Lane Grove , CO4 0HH 		3out of 4 983 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Camulos Academy
Whitmore Drive , Via Urbis Romanea CO4 6AL 		3out of 4 1,375 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Friars Grove Primary School
Upland Drive , CO4 0PZ 		3out of 4 1,661 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU 		4out of 4 125 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Trinity School
Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU 		- not rated 170 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JL 		3out of 4 2,978 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB 		3out of 4 1,497 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
St Aubyn Centre , CO4 5HG 		4out of 4 1,830 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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