The Basildon Lower Academy

State-Funded School

the-basildon-lower-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Basildon and BillericayConstituency

SS14 1UXPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Basildon Lower Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–14, located in Essex, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 892 pupils. The Basildon Lower Academy is part of The Basildon Academies.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 8 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

892

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 14
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 892
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Basildon Academies

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
16 Dec 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.