St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford in Basildon

St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford is a primary school located in Basildon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	London Road, Basildon, SS13 2DU
Website:	https://www.st-margaretsacademy.co.uk/
Telephone:	01268552176
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Essex
Headteacher / Principal:	Miss Sally Finch
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Non-selective
Unique reference:	143453

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	2 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	235
Number of Boys:	129
Number of Girls:	106

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.6%	4%
Persistent absence:	9.6%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.2

Writing

Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1 to 3.2

Maths

Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	61%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	19%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	103
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	105
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford London Road , Bowers Gifford SS13 2DU	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eversley Primary School Crest Avenue , Pitsea SS13 2EF	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northlands Primary School and Nursery Winifred Road , Pitsea SS13 3JQ	3out of 4	1,701 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jotmans Hall Primary School High Road , SS7 5RG	3out of 4	1,792 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodham Ley Primary School Rushbottom Lane , Great Tarpots SS7 4DN	3out of 4	1,817 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Basildon Upper Academy Wickford Avenue , SS13 3HL	3out of 4	1,698 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Appleton School Croft Road , SS7 5RN	3out of 4	1,997 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Basildon Lower Academy Timberlog Close , Timberlog Lane SS14 1UX	3out of 4	2,966 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Glenwood School Rushbottom Lane , New Thundersley SS7 4LW	4out of 4	1,928 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers GiffordLondon Road, Basildon