United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Basildon
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~188k · 58 state-funded schools
The signature
How Basildon ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,907/yr
High
Better than 68% of UK LAs
House price
£362,500
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,396/mo
Expensive
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,327/yr
Cheap
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Crime
85.3/1k
High
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Deprivation
23.2
High
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Schools
94.5%
Strong
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
57 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
52 of 55 (94.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
58 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 58 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Billericay School | Secondary | 1,702 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mayflower High School | Secondary | 1,620 | Requires Improvement2023 | OfstedWebsite | |
Woodlands School | Secondary | 1,492 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beauchamps High School | Secondary | 1,469 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bromfords School | Secondary | 1,135 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lee Chapel Primary School | Primary | 1,068 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The James Hornsby School | Secondary | 1,037 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Basildon Upper Academy | Secondary | 913 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Basildon Lower Academy | Secondary | 909 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Buttsbury Primary School | Primary | 856 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
De La Salle School | Secondary | 765 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northlands Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 753 | Good2024 | — | Ofsted |
The Phoenix Primary School | Primary | 714 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Willows Primary School | Primary | 651 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 650 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Janet Duke Primary School | Primary | 629 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ghyllgrove Primary School | Primary | 625 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Millhouse Primary School | Primary | 617 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brightside Primary School | Primary | 592 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Merrylands Primary School | Primary | 546 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.