The Basildon Upper Academy

State-Funded School

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

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

South Basildon and East ThurrockConstituency

SS13 3HLPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Basildon Upper Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 14–19, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 847 pupils. The Basildon Upper Academy is part of The Basildon Academies.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 28.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 20.9%
EBacc average point score: 2.62

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

Black

16%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

847

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

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: 14 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 847
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 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
17 Nov 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.