The Basildon Lower Academy
Secondary schoolThe Basildon Lower Academy is a secondary school in Basildon, for pupils aged 11 to 14. It had 892 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement
- Inspection
- Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Greensted Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, BasildonPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Fairhouse Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Bardfield AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Whitmore Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Maple Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 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.