The James Hornsby School
Secondary schoolThe James Hornsby School is a secondary school in Basildon, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,040 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The James Hornsby School was 41.8, against 40.7 in Basildon and 46.2 in England.
32.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Basildon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.8 | 40.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32.7% | 36.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.7% | 56.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 205 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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- The Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Janet Duke Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Millhouse Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Laindon Park Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Anne Line Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.2 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).