Brightside Primary SchoolButtsbury Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Billericay.
Summary of the comparison
Brightside Primary School and Buttsbury Primary School are primary schools in Billericay.
Brightside Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Buttsbury Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Buttsbury Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Brightside Primary School was judged Good and Buttsbury Primary School was judged strong.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for Brightside Primary School and 79.0% for Buttsbury Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brightside Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Buttsbury Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BillericayBrightside Primary School | BillericayButtsbury Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | B80/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 173rd of 430 in Essex | 15th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 592 | 856 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 872 | |
| Location | Billericay, CM12 0LE | Billericay, CM12 0QR | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 76.0% | 79.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 17.0% | 25.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 109.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 108.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 592 | 856 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.0% | 5.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.5% | 3.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 9.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.9% | 3.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.2% | 3.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brightside Primary School
Buttsbury Primary School
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