Braiswick Primary School
Apprentice Drive, New Braiswick Park, Colchester, CO4 5QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING PATHWAYS ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Russell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Learning Pathways Trust
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 140396
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206841951
About this school
Braiswick Primary School is a primary academy in Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Braiswick 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 78 | 60 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 67% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 82% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Braiswick 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 | 55% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Braiswick Primary School compares
Braiswick Primary School ranked 193rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.7% | 14.7% | 419 | — |
| Myland Community Primary School | 76% | 3.9% | 14.3% | 307 | 1.0 miles |
| North Primary School and Nursery | 47% | 5.1% | 21.7% | 458 | 1.0 miles |
| Queen Boudica Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 17.2% | 408 | 1.0 miles |
| Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt | 86% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 411 | 1.4 miles |
| Camulos Academy | 80% | 4% | 17.7% | 406 | 1.5 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)
- 14.67%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Myland Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
North Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Queen Boudica Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt1.4 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Camulos Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Braiswick Primary School ranks 32nd of the 66 ranked primary schools in Colchester.
- Alresford Primary School Primary
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Baynards Primary School Primary
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Primary
- Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primary
- Broomgrove Infant School Primary
- Broomgrove Junior School Primary
- Camulos Academy Primary
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Braiswick Primary School teach?
- Braiswick Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Braiswick Primary School?
- The headteacher of Braiswick Primary School is Miss Claire Russell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Braiswick Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Braiswick 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 Braiswick Primary School?
- Braiswick Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Braiswick Primary School full?
- Braiswick Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 419 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Braiswick Primary School a faith school?
- No. Braiswick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Braiswick Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Braiswick Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Braiswick Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Braiswick Primary School is part of LEARNING PATHWAYS ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Braiswick Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Braiswick Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Braiswick Primary School ranked 193rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Braiswick Primary School's absence rate?
- Braiswick Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Braiswick Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Braiswick 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 1 July 2026.