The Basildon Upper Academy is a secondary 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 20/11/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wickford Avenue, Basildon, SS13 3HL
Website: http://www.basildonacademies.org.uk/
Telephone: 01268552536
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gary Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135897

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/11/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 14 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 607
Number of Boys: 318
Number of Girls: 289

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.62 Confidence interval -0.82 to -0.41
Of the 157 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 151 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:2%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:9%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:33.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.28
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northlands Primary School and Nursery
Winifred Road , Pitsea SS13 3JQ 		3out of 4 318 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Maple Grove Primary School
High Road , Pitsea SS13 3AB 		3out of 4 458 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
Elsenham Crescent , SS14 1UE 		3out of 4 819 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Eversley Primary School
Crest Avenue , Pitsea SS13 2EF 		3out of 4 948 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Greensted Junior School
Kirby Road , SS14 1RX 		4out of 4 1,111 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable 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 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Basildon Lower Academy
Timberlog Close , Timberlog Lane SS14 1UX 		3out of 4 1,291 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA 		3out of 4 3,205 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Pioneer School
Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA 		4out of 4 2,572 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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