The Basildon Lower Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–14 · Basildon, Essex
The Basildon Lower Academy is a secondary school in Basildon, Essex for ages 11–14 (academy sponsor led). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, SS14 1UX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–14
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 892 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Basildon Lower Academy experience a welcoming and inclusive environment.”
- “Classrooms are calm and orderly, with routines that support learning.”
- “Pupils behave respectfully and understand the school's expectations.”
To improve
- “However, attendance is too low for too many pupils, and persistent absence limits their learning and social development.”
- “Despite these strengths, the low attendance of too many pupils reduces the extent to which they benefit fully from the curriculum and wider school experiences.”
- “Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge caused by low attendance.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 86 first-preference applications, 213 offers in total, 86 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2022 to 2026, as Essex published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- The Basildon Upper Academy 0.7 mi Good
- De La Salle School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodlands School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Bromfords School 2.3 mi Not judged
- The James Hornsby School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Appleton School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beauchamps High School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Billericay School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published