Cherry Tree Primary School, Basildon

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to our community. We are a 2-form entry primary school, with a nursery, situated close to Basildon town centre, with large and spacious grounds. We have all the facilities to nurture our children's development."

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils at Cherry Tree Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 64% in reading and 51% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Cherry Tree Primary School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cherry Tree Primary School are Fairhouse Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 76% maths); Bardfield Academy (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 75% maths); Kingswood Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 83% maths); and Greensted Primary School & Nursery (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 82% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cherry Tree Primary School.

Cherry Tree Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Berlesduna Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

53 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cherry Tree Primary School (as of September 2025): 51% would recommend the school, 62% say their child is happy there and 47% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (68%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (47%).

42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Black (11%) and Asian (10%).

In 2026, 86 pupils (22.4%) received SEN support and 17 (4.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Basildon Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cherry Tree School (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 477 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cherry Tree Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cherry Tree Primary School are The Basildon Lower Academy (0.8 miles), Harris Academy Kingswood (0.8 miles), De La Salle School (1 mile) and The Basildon Upper Academy (1.3 miles).