The Basildon Lower Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–14 · Basildon, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
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.
The Basildon Lower Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 86 first-choice applications for 213 offers: 0.4 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, every first-choice family was offered a place, and 127 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 52.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex is 23.7%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, SS14 1UX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–14
- 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.
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