Schools in Basildon
58 state-funded schools, 30,094 pupils. 94.5% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 9 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
2 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Basildon?
Basildon has 58 state-funded schools teaching 30,094 pupils. 46 primary, 9 secondary, 2 special.
What percentage of schools in Basildon are Good or Outstanding?
94.5% of the 55 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Basildon are rated Good or Outstanding: 9 Outstanding and 43 Good. 3 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Basildon are rated Outstanding?
9 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Basildon: Lee Chapel Primary School, Buttsbury Primary School, The Phoenix Primary School, St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Quilters Junior School, Hilltop Infant School, and 3 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Lee Chapel Primary SchoolPrimary1,068Outstanding 2023
- Buttsbury Primary SchoolPrimary856Outstanding 2019
- The Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary714Outstanding 2024
- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary417Outstanding 2024
- Quilters Junior SchoolPrimary267Outstanding 2017
- Hilltop Infant SchoolPrimary210Outstanding 2024
- Lift PioneerSpecial189Outstanding 2019
- Quilters Infant SchoolPrimary180Outstanding 2018
- The Wickford Church of England SchoolPrimary140Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 46 | 44 | 97.7% |
| Secondary | 9 | 8 | 75% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Basildon
Showing 20 of 58 schools.
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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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