Whitmore Primary School and Nursery, Basildon

In its own words: "Welcome to Whitmore Primary School & Nursery. We are incredibly proud to be the Executive Headteacher and Head of School at this large primary school in Basildon. We are a three-form entry school with a 52 place FTE nursery."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care, from £2.25 per day.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Whitmore Primary School and Nursery 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 rose from 64% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Whitmore Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 76 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 Whitmore Primary School and Nursery are The Willows Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 82% maths); Fairhouse Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 74% reading, 76% maths); Greensted Primary School & Nursery (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 82% maths); and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Whitmore Primary School and Nursery.

Whitmore Primary School and Nursery 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.

74 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Whitmore Primary School and Nursery (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).

37% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 94 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 19 (3%) 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 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Matching Green (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 370 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Whitmore Primary School and Nursery issued 15 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Whitmore Primary School and Nursery are The Basildon Lower Academy (0.7 miles), De La Salle School (0.8 miles) and The Basildon Upper Academy (1.3 miles).