Millhouse Primary School, Basildon
Millhouse Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Basildon. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 19th-highest of the 27 schools in Basildon with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Millhouse Primary School in detail
Millhouse Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "When a child starts at Millhouse they will receive a high quality education that will inspire and motivate them to achieve the best that they can. Our curriculum aims to provide opportunities and experiences that will create memories to last a lifetime."
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Millhouse Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (72% in reading, 69% in maths).
Getting a place at Millhouse Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 64 families put Millhouse Primary School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 70 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Millhouse Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Millhouse Primary School are The Phoenix Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 70% reading, 64% maths); Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 63% maths); Janet Duke Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 58% reading, 53% maths); and Merrylands Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 62% maths).
Millhouse Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
The Phoenix Primary SchoolLaindon Park Primary School & NurseryJanet Duke Primary SchoolMerrylands Primary School
What parents say
40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Millhouse Primary School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
11% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Mixed (8%) and Black (5%).
Staffing
Millhouse Primary School had 42 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Laindon Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hemmells (opposite), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 241 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Millhouse Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud of their school and offer a warm welcome to visitors. Kind and nurturing relationships exist between staff and pupils. Pupils value the strong pastoral support in place for them. They know staff will help them if they have a worry.
Many pupils attend a range of after-school clubs such as, gardening, boxing and choir. Pupils benefit from a number of leadership opportunities such as being school councillors and mental health ambassadors. From these roles, pupils make a positive contribution to their school. Pupils are determined to achieve the 'Millhouse Milestones'. Younger pupils are eager to demonstrate that they can tie their shoelaces, so that a milestone can be ticked off.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Reading is at the heart of the curriculum here. Pupils read a range of genres and authors as they progress through the school's curriculum. Pupils are read aloud to daily. Children in the early years listen intently as teachers read carefully chosen texts. These experiences develop pupils love for reading.
Children are taught to read as soon as they join the Reception Year. This is because the school wants pupils to learn to read fluently. Staff are trained effectively in early reading. Books that pupils use to practise reading match the sounds that they know. Therefore, pupils read with confidence. Staff give pupils, including those pupils with SEND who may find reading difficult, targeted support to keep up. This means pupils have the skills to read unfamiliar words well.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2019 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
32.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
40 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 69% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
29.2
KS2
22
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Millhouse Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Millhouse Primary School is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 12 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
581 pupils
630 places
49 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Basildon
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Basildon
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
102
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
20.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
611
Total Pupils
308
Boys
303
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
42
Teachers
14.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,717
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,621
Per pupil
£3723k
Total funding
£309k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.4%
Overall absence
20.7%
Persistent absence
535
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Millhouse Primary School
Questions parents ask about Millhouse Primary School
What are SATs results like at Millhouse Primary School?
Of the pupils at Millhouse Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Millhouse Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Millhouse Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Millhouse Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Millhouse Primary School is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Millhouse Primary School?
Millhouse Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Millhouse Primary School?
Classes at Millhouse Primary School average 27.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Millhouse Primary School?
Millhouse Primary School has around 611 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Millhouse Primary School?
7.4% of sessions were missed at Millhouse Primary School in 2024/25. 20.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Millhouse Primary School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Millhouse Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Millhouse Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 12 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Millhouse Primary School?
Millhouse Primary School is at Tavistock Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5QF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)