The Basildon Lower Academy
Academy sponsor led in Basildon, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 14 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Pupils on roll | 892 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1350 |
| Free school meals | 52.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE BASILDON ACADEMIES |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1UX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.basildonacademies.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01268552536 |
| URN | 135895 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 8 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Category of concern: Requires significant improvement.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 March 2023, published 18 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 24 October 2019, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- The Basildon Upper Academy (secondary school, about 1.2 km)
- De La Salle School (secondary school, about 1.8 km)
- Harris Academy Kingswood (secondary school, about 2.5 km)
- Harris Academy Wickford (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
- The James Hornsby School (secondary school, about 4.1 km)
- Harris Academy Benfleet (secondary school, about 4.5 km)
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy (secondary school, about 5.2 km)
- Beauchamps High School (secondary school, about 5.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.