The Basildon Lower Academy, Basildon
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The Basildon Lower Academy provides a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and know staff care about them. Teachers focus strongly on reading and use calm, structured lessons to help pupils build knowledge step-by-step. The school offers a range of enrichment activities and career encounters that help prepare pupils for their next steps, and provides tailored support to help all learners, including those with additional needs, access the full curriculum.
Key Strengths
- Calm, orderly classrooms with positive relationships between staff and pupils
- Ambitious, broad curriculum that helps pupils build knowledge logically
- Strong focus on reading from the earliest stages with targeted support for those who fall behind
- Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
- Well-planned personal development programme promoting British values and respect
Areas for Improvement
- Persistently low attendance remains a critical priority - leaders' strategies have not had sufficient impact
- Some inconsistency in how behaviour policies are applied and how quickly low-level incidents are challenged
- Variability in pupils' literacy skills, including handwriting, affecting written work quality for some
- Further development needed in some elements of the curriculum
- Inconsistent adaptation of teaching to meet needs of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND across all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Parliamentary Week, cultural celebrations, creative and artistic activities, sporting activities, anti-bullying week, hate-crime-awareness week, employer encounters (Royal Navy, NHS, Department for Work and Pensions), transition events, trips, clubs, bridge provision, respect ambassadors programme
The Basildon Lower Academy requires significant improvement overall, though it has made progress in curriculum structure, safeguarding, and behaviour. The school's main weakness is persistently low attendance, which is limiting pupils' progress and benefit from the curriculum.
At a Glance
52.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.1
Avg class size
38
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
892 pupils
1,350 capacity
458 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Basildon
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Basildon
Admissions Demand - Essex
Places available
17,576
Applications
16,788
Got 1st preference
83.8%
Got preferred school
97.1%
Secondary admissions across Essex (2025/26)
Inspection History(110)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
15.34457%
Overall absence
42.06426%
Persistent absence
1,027
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
The Basildon Lower Academy
Greensted Primary School & Nursery
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
Fairhouse Community Primary School
Bardfield Academy
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery
Maple Grove Primary School
Northlands Primary School and Nursery
Cherry Tree Primary School
The Willows Primary School
Briscoe Primary School & Nursery
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