Brinkley Grove Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 5–11 · Colchester, Essex
Brinkley Grove Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 5–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 9 October 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Rawlings Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GF
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 403 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils receive a high level of care at Brinkley Grove.”
- “Parents and carers are very impressed with how staff go above and beyond to support pupils’ well-being.”
- “Pupils have many trusted adults to talk to.”
To improve
- “However, in some other years, adults’ expectations of how pupils should behave, and what they should achieve, are not as ambitious as in other areas.”
- “However, they recognise there is more to do to ensure all pupils are appropriately supported to achieve highly.”
- “In some younger year groups, the curriculum is not being delivered as well as the school intends.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Highwoods Community Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Camulos Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Friars Grove Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Queen Boudica Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Myland Community Primary School 1.1 mi Improved significantly
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 1.3 mi Good
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good