Brightside Primary School
Brightside, Billericay, CM12 0LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Bulpett
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 621
- URN
- 132164
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277655995
About this school
Brightside Primary School is a community primary school in Billericay. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 621 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brightside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 89 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 66% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brightside Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 563 |
| 2023/24 | 592 |
| 2024/25 | 592 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brightside Primary School compares
Brightside Primary School ranked 82nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4% | 15% | 621 | — |
| Buttsbury Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 863 | 0.8 miles |
| Quilters Infant School | — | 3.2% | 5% | 181 | 1.4 miles |
| Quilters Junior School | 85% | 3.6% | 6% | 262 | 1.4 miles |
| Sunnymede Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 389 | 1.6 miles |
| South Green Junior School | 46% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 222 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.03%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.95%
- Persistent absence
- 8.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Buttsbury Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Billericay
-
Quilters Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Billericay
-
Quilters Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Billericay
-
Sunnymede Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Billericay
-
South Green Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Billericay
Other schools in Billericay
Brightside Primary School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Billericay.
- Buttsbury Primary School Primary
- Crays Hill Primary School Primary
- Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Quilters Infant School Primary
- Quilters Junior School Primary
- South Green Infant School Primary
- South Green Junior School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Sunnymede Primary School Primary
- Mayflower High School Secondary
- The Billericay School Secondary
- Ramsden Hall Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Brightside Primary School teach?
- Brightside Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Billericay.
- Who is the headteacher of Brightside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brightside Primary School is Mr Luke Bulpett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brightside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brightside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brightside Primary School?
- Brightside Primary School has 621 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brightside Primary School full?
- Brightside Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 621 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brightside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brightside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brightside Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brightside Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brightside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brightside Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Brightside Primary School ranked 82nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brightside Primary School's absence rate?
- Brightside Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brightside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brightside Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.