Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
Community school in Colchester, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 653 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 630 |
| Free school meals | 21.30% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Eastern Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0HU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01206302719 |
| URN | 114755 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 February 2024, published 9 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Osyth Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.4 km)
- Alresford Primary School (primary school, about 4.5 km)
- Great Bentley Primary School (primary school, about 5.3 km)
- Millfields Primary School (primary school, about 6.4 km)
- Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 6.4 km)
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy (primary school, about 7.1 km)
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge (primary school, about 7.3 km)
- Broomgrove Infant School (primary school, about 7.7 km)
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