Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
Community primary school in Colchester (Essex).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Monday 12th May: English grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) papers 1 (questions) and 2 (spelling) Wednesday 14th May: mathematics papers 1 (arithmetic) and 2 (reasoning) Please ensure that there is no reason (holidays, appointments etc) for your child to be absent that week.
(Standards and Testing Agency, 2024) Please see below the information from our Parent Information evening in November 2023. Below are a list of websites which will help prepare you for SATs: We are currently working on our new site. With any urgent queries please contact our office at:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Music
- Robotics
- Drama
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 114755
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ruth Loten | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jenny Louise Gregory | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Brewer | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Kempson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Christine Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kate Morrissey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Paula Webb | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Helen Chapman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Shaw | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Hambleton-Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Abbie Fairbairn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Khine | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Paul Ketchley Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Mandy Stonebridge Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Mary-Jane Ng Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Caroline Copping Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Ruth Loten Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record