Academy sponsor led · Essex

Braiswick Primary School

4–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140396URN

Apprentice Drive, New Braiswick Park, Colchester, CO4 5QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

110 applications for 58 places · 270th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

3 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 July 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Essex median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

110 applications · 58 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.3; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 0.0; Essex median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	58	110	1.9	53	0.91
Sep 2025	46	94	2.0	40	0.87
Sep 2024	56	105	1.9	48	0.86
Sep 2023	44	85	1.9	37	0.84
Sep 2022	40	99	2.5	39	0.98
Sep 2021	54	117	2.2	48	0.89
Sep 2020	41	94	2.3	39	0.95
Sep 2019	50	92	1.8	48	0.96
Sep 2018	58	113	2.0	54	0.93
Sep 2017	36	81	2.3	33	0.92
Sep 2016	61	96	1.6	35	0.57
Sep 2015	26	0	0.0	0	0.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%190th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	8%	107	106
2023/24	67%	10%	106	106
2022/23	55%	8%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Braiswick Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Myland Community Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Improved significantly2025

3.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
North Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Queen Boudica Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Sixth Form College Colchester
2.0 km · Essex

Not yet inspected
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt
2.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Camulos Academy
2.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Home Farm Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

2026

4.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140396 · 881/2100
Trust: Learning Pathways Academy
Capacity: 450 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Apprentice Drive, New Braiswick Park, Colchester, CO4 5QJ
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources