The Basildon Lower Academy
Secondary school · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 14 · Mixed
Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, SS14 1UX
- Pupils892
- Ages11 to 14
- Latest Ofsted27 Jan 2026
- FundingState-funded
Ofsted inspections
Shown exactly as Ofsted published them, each with its own date. This school has a new report card and an older inspection: Ofsted says “the new grades can’t be compared to the old ones”.
Report card · 27 Jan 2026
Category of concern: Requires significant improvement. What this means.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
- Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- SafeguardingMet
Report card grades run from Exceptional to Urgent improvement (five steps, left to right). Ofsted says “expected standard” means the school is doing everything it should — “It’s a high standard”. What the grades mean.
S5 Inspection · report published 8 Jun 2026
Graded inspection · 29 Mar 2023
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Safeguarding is effectiveYes
Grades run from Outstanding to Inadequate (four steps, left to right).
S5 Inspection · report published 18 Jul 2023
Ungraded inspection · 24 Oct 2019
Outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next. An ungraded inspection checks whether a school is still at the standard of its last graded inspection; it doesn’t give new grades.
Ungraded inspection · report published 18 Nov 2019
Read the full reports on Ofsted’s website (opens in a new tab) — they explain the reasons behind each grade.
Source: Ofsted, state-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (latest inspections as at 30 September 2026). Newer inspections may be on Ofsted’s website. How Ofsted inspections work.
Results
No results for this school are in the performance tables we use. Results are published for schools with pupils at the end of Year 6, Year 11 or 16 to 18 study, and figures are hidden when very few pupils are involved.
Source: Department for Education, school performance tables. England and local authority figures are the DfE’s own, for the same year.
Pupils and attendance
- Pupils
- 892 (capacity 1,350)
460 girls, 432 boys - Eligible for free school meals
- 52.6% (currently eligible, census of January 2026)
Pupils with SEN support
Special educational needs, without an education, health and care (EHC) plan.
2024/25
Pupils with an EHC plan
An education, health and care plan sets out the support a child must get.
2024/25
Eligible for free school meals at any time in the last 6 years
2024/25
First language not English
This is not a measure of how well pupils speak English.
2024/25
Attendance
Overall absence
The share of possible mornings and afternoons missed, for any reason (authorised or not).
2024/25
Persistent absence
Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions.
2024/25
Sources: Get Information about Schools; DfE school census and absence statistics via the performance tables. What these figures mean.
About the school
- Type
- Academy sponsor led (Academies)
- Phase
- Secondary
- Trust
- THE BASILDON ACADEMIES
- Sponsor
- Stanton Lane Trust
- Boys, girls or mixed
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Opened
- 1 September 2009
- Local authority
- Essex
- Parliamentary constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- URN
- 135895 (the DfE’s reference number for the school)
Source: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education). See the full record (opens in a new tab).
Admissions
For a place at the usual starting age you apply through your home council (where you live), even if the school is in another area — not to the school. You can usually name several schools in order of preference.
Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK)
How school admissions work: deadlines, oversubscription and appeals.