The James Hornsby School 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 18/05/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Leinster Road, Basildon, SS15 5NX
Website: http://www.jameshornsby.essex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01268582400
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tammy Nicholls
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138865

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 911
Number of Boys: 465
Number of Girls: 446

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.29 Confidence interval -0.49 to -0.08
Of the 160 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 156 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:1%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:15%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.8
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Phoenix Primary School
Leinster Road , Laindon SS15 5NQ 		4out of 4 323 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Janet Duke Primary School
Markhams Chase , Laindon SS15 5LS 		2out of 4 609 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Millhouse Primary School
Tavistock Road , Laindon SS15 5QF 		3out of 4 678 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
Church Hill , Laindon SS15 5SE 		3out of 4 771 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
Wickhay , SS15 5AF 		3out of 4 1,315 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road , SS15 5NX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Woodlands Approach , SS16 5BA 		3out of 4 2,353 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA 		3out of 4 2,725 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Children's Support Service Langdon Hills Basildon
High Road , Langdon Hills SS16 6HG 		3out of 4 1,838 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Pioneer School
Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA 		4out of 4 3,208 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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