Cherry Tree Primary School
Primary schoolCherry Tree Primary School is a primary school in Basildon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 384 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 38% of pupils at Cherry Tree Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Fairhouse Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Bardfield AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Kingswood Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- The Bridge PioneerSpecial. Standards maintained, October 20241.1 km
- Greensted Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- The Basildon Lower AcademySecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Basildon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).