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Braiswick Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy

Apprentice Drive, New Braiswick Park, Colchester CO4 5QJ · braiswickprimary.org.uk · 01206 841951

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
66%
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
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
419
93% of 450 places
Local authority
Essex
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
15%
First language not English
26%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Learning Pathways Academy

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, 53 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 39 (Places 40)39September 2023: 37 (Places 44)37September 2024: 48 (Places 56)48September 2025: 40 (Places 46)40September 2026: 53 (Places 58)53Places 58
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202658530.9100%
September 2025Sept 202546400.9100%
September 2024Sept 202456480.9100%
September 2023Sept 202344370.8100%
September 2022Sept 202240391100%

Results

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published17/1818/1922/2323/2424/252017/18: 56% (England 64%)56%2018/19: 68% (England 65%)68%2022/23: 55% (England 60%)55%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 66% (England 62%)66%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲66%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●106105
●107105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Braiswick Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
2 Jul 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (103 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
103
25% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲98% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲92% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 18% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲89% agreeEngland 68%

based on 18 parents (17%) with SEND

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