Brinkley Grove Primary School
Ofsted: Some aspects not as strongFoundation school · Primary
Colchester · CO4 9GF · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS275%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM24.8%
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextURN 139462
Highwoods Community Primary School
Academy converter · Colchester · CO4 9SN
Ages 4–11 · 453 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
KS2 expected (RWM)
73%
Overall absence
4.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Inspection date
2024-07-07
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)73%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.7%
Unauthorised0.4%
- Authorised absence
- 4.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 371
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill101%
453 pupils · 450 places
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- Boys / girls
- 234 / 219
- School capacity
- 450
- Capacity fill
- 453 / 450 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- FSM pupils
- 78
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: HIGHWOODS COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- HIGHWOODS COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Disley
Location
- Address
- Tynedale Square, Highwoods
- Postcode
- CO4 9SN
- Town
- Colchester
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Colchester, Essex, 453 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 17.2%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
COLCHESTER · CO4 0HH · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS261%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM6.2%
0.5 miles away
Friars Grove Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Colchester · CO4 0PZ · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS252%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM19.1%
0.7 miles away
Queen Boudica Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Colchester · CO4 5XT · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS258%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM16.6%
0.8 miles away
Camulos Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Colchester · CO4 6AL · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM16.7%
0.9 miles away
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Colchester · CO4 0DT · Essex
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence9.7%
- FSM41.5%
1.0 miles away
Myland Community Primary School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyCommunity school · Primary
Colchester · CO4 5LD · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS274%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM8.5%
1.0 miles away
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Colchester · CO4 3EZ · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS247%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM40.1%
1.1 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Disley
- Telephone
- 01206845887