Brightside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Billericay, Essex
Brightside Primary School is a primary school in Billericay, Essex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Brightside, Billericay, CM12 0LE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 621 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “Staff at Brightside Primary School have high expectations and are determined that all pupils will achieve well.”
- “The school ensures that the curriculum meets the needs of all pupils.”
- “Children in the early years get off to a flying start and are prepared well for learning in Year 1.”
To improve
- “Despite this, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
- “This is because, in some subjects, the school’s use of assessment does not identify these pupils early enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2025 (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: 78 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 78 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Buttsbury Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Quilters Infant School 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- Quilters Junior School 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- Sunnymede Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged
- South Green Junior School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- South Green Infant School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- Stock Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 2.4 mi Outstanding