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Brightside Primary School

Community school · Billericay · CM12 0LE

Ages 4–11 · 621 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-15

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.5%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
509

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

81

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

80

Total preferences (any rank)
244
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

621 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
621
Boys / girls
320 / 301
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
621 / 630 (99%)
Free school meals
9%
FSM pupils
56
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Luke Bulpett

Location

Address
Brightside
Postcode
CM12 0LE
Town
Billericay
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Basildon
Constituency
Basildon and Billericay
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Billericay, Essex, 621 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9%.

Open schools in Billericay
13
Primary schools in Billericay
10
Academies among open schools in Billericay
54% (7)
Open schools in CM12
8
Primary in CM12
5
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BillericayNear CM12

  • Buttsbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Billericay · CM12 0QR · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM3.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • Quilters Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Foundation school · Primary

    Billericay · CM12 9LD · Essex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM4.6%

    1.4 miles away

  • Quilters Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Foundation school · Primary

    Billericay · CM12 9LD · Essex

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM4.4%
    • Demand1.55

    1.4 miles away

  • Sunnymede Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Billericay · CM11 2HL · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM13.4%
    • Demand0.91

    1.6 miles away

  • South Green Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Billericay · CM12 9RJ · Essex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM14.0%

    2.0 miles away

  • South Green Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Billericay · CM11 2TG · Essex

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand0.94

    2.0 miles away

  • Stock Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Ingatestone · CM4 9BQ · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM11.4%
    • Demand1.03

    2.4 miles away

  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Billericay · CM11 2UB · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM5.0%
    • Demand0.96

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Luke Bulpett
Telephone
01277655995
Website
www.brightsideprimary.com

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