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Briscoe Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Felmores End, Pitsea, Basildon SS13 1PN · hearts-briscoe.uk · 01268 727751
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 335
- 20 over 315 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Hearts Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 30 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Briscoe Primary School & Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 115
- 36% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on 16 parents (14%) whose child was bullied
based on 31 parents (27%) with SEND