The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

The Basildon Lower Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Timberlog Close
 Timberlog Lane
 Basildon
 Essex SS14 1UX
Telephone: 01268 552536

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-14)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2009
History: This school arose from Chalvedon School and Barstable School
Trust: The Basildon Academies
Sponsor: Stanton Lane Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Ms Rebecca Rees (since September 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Louise Sherman
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 43.76 / 2
Non-teaching Staff*: 149.97
Number of pupils: 892
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.4
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 52.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 26.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 38.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Essex
Electoral Ward: Vange
School Number: 8816908

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 27th January 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Greensted Primary School & Nursery (0.4km) show on map
  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon (0.5km) show on map
  3. Bardfield Academy (1.0km) show on map
  4. Fairhouse Community Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Whitmore Primary School and Nursery (1.1km) show on map
  6. Northlands Primary School and Nursery (1.2km) show on map
  7. The Basildon Upper Academy (1.2km) show on map
  8. Cherry Tree Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  9. Maple Grove Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  10. Briscoe Primary School & Nursery (1.4km) show on map
  11. The Willows Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  12. Ryedene Primary and Nursery School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Eversley Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Felmore Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  15. De La Salle School (1.9km) show on map
  16. Lift Pioneer (1.9km) show on map
  17. Kingswood Primary School and Nursery (2.1km) show on map
  18. Ghyllgrove Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  19. Vange Primary School and Nursery (2.5km) show on map
  20. Woodlands School (2.6km) show on map
  21. St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowe... (2.7km) show on map
  22. St Anne Line Catholic Junior School (3.0km) show on map
  23. St Anne Line Catholic Infant School (3.0km) show on map
  24. Lee Chapel Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  25. Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery (3.4km) show on map
  26. Noak Bridge Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  27. Castledon School (3.6km) show on map
  28. Janet Duke Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  29. Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery (3.7km) show on map
  30. Crays Hill Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  31. The Bromfords School (3.9km) show on map
  32. Grange Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  33. Glenwood School (4.0km) show on map
  34. Montgomerie Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  35. The James Hornsby School (4.1km) show on map
  36. Woodham Ley Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  37. The Phoenix Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  38. Oakfield Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  39. Jotmans Hall Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  40. Abacus Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  41. The Appleton School (4.5km) show on map
  42. Millhouse Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  43. North Crescent Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  44. Lincewood Primary Academy (5.0km) show on map
  45. Wickford Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  46. Kents Hill Infant Academy (5.1km) show on map
  47. Kents Hill Junior School (5.1km) show on map
  48. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  49. Merrylands Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  50. South Benfleet Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  51. Mossbourne Fobbing Academy (5.3km) show on map
  52. The Robert Drake Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  53. The Wickford Church of England School (5.4km) show on map
  54. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  55. Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy (5.6km) show on map
  56. Great Berry Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  57. Children's Support Service (5.7km) show on map
  58. Beauchamps High School (5.7km) show on map
  59. Giffards Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  60. Kingston Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  61. Hilltop Infant School (5.8km) show on map
  62. Hilltop Junior School (5.8km) show on map
  63. Runwell Community Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  64. South Green Infant School (6.1km) show on map
  65. South Green Junior School (6.2km) show on map
  66. Graham James Primary Academy (6.3km) show on map
  67. Arthur Bugler Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  68. Thundersley Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  69. USP College (6.6km) show on map
  70. Abbots Hall Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  71. Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlle... (6.8km) show on map
  72. Sunnymede Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  73. Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  74. Cedar Hall School (7.1km) show on map
  75. Ramsden Hall Academy (7.1km) show on map
  76. The Billericay School (7.1km) show on map
  77. Quilters Junior School (7.3km) show on map
  78. Quilters Infant School (7.3km) show on map
  79. Omnia Foundation (7.3km) show on map
  80. Mossbourne Port Side Academy (7.4km) show on map
  81. The King John School (7.4km) show on map
  82. Fast Progress Tuition Limited (7.5km) show on map
  83. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  84. Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy (7.6km) show on map
  85. St Luke's Park Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  86. The Cornelius Vermuyden School (7.6km) show on map
  87. The Deanes (7.6km) show on map
  88. Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  89. Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  90. Rayleigh Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  91. The Sweyne Park School (7.9km) show on map
  92. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  93. Glebe Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  94. St Katherine's Church of England Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  95. Winter Gardens Academy (8.0km) show on map
  96. St John's School (8.0km) show on map
  97. Westwood Academy (8.1km) show on map
  98. Canvey Junior School (8.3km) show on map
  99. Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery (8.3km) show on map
  100. Mayflower High School (8.4km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. The Link Academy, Dudley
  2. Ormiston Meridian Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  3. Padgate Academy, Warrington
  4. Dixons Ashton Academy, Ashton-under-Lyne
  5. Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Birmingham
  6. Wright Robinson College, Manchester
  7. Salford City Academy, Manchester
  8. New Road Academy, Telford
  9. St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport
  10. Pegasus Academy, Dudley
  11. Stockland Green School, Birmingham
  12. Lea Manor High School, Luton
  13. Saint Paul's Catholic High School, Manchester
  14. Buile Hill Academy, Salford
  15. Rhyddings, Accrington
  16. Sheffield Springs Academy
  17. North Huddersfield Trust School
  18. Sir William Stanier School, Crewe
  19. Dixons Fazakerley Academy, Liverpool
  20. Oak Academy, Bournemouth
  21. Sewell Park Academy, Norwich
  22. Woodlands Community College, Southampton
  23. St Anne's Church of England Academy, Manchester
  24. Outwood Academy Acklam, Middlesbrough
  25. North Cambridge Academy
  26. Bradford Forster Academy
  27. Park Lane Academy, Halifax
  28. Miltoncross Academy, Portsmouth
  29. St Peter's RC High School
  30. Deptford Green School, London
  31. Chaucer School, Sheffield
  32. The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco, Bootle
  33. Winterhill School, Rotherham
  34. The Hyndburn Academy, Blackburn
  35. E-Act Parkwood Academy, Sheffield
  36. Barnsley Academy
  37. Broadoak School, Manchester
  38. Sirius Academy North, Hull
  39. Newsome Academy, Huddersfield
  40. The Lowry Academy, Manchester
  41. Conisborough College, London
  42. Rayner Stephens High School, Dukinfield
  43. Beamont Collegiate Academy, Warrington
  44. CHS South, Manchester
  45. Callerton Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  46. Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
  47. St James Academy, Dudley
  48. St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, Ro...
  49. The Pedmore High School, Stourbridge
  50. Thomas Middlecott Academy, Boston
  51. St Aldhelm's Academy, Poole
  52. Dixons Unity Academy, Leeds
  53. The Gateway Academy, Grays
  54. Bartley Green School, Birmingham
  55. Manor Drive Secondary Academy, Peterborough
  56. Moor End Academy, Huddersfield
  57. Ark Evelyn Grace Academy, London
  58. The Westleigh School, Leigh
  59. Loreto High School Chorlton, Manchester
  60. Hillside High School, Bootle
  61. Manchester Enterprise Academy, Wythenshawe
  62. Accrington Academy
  63. Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, Wednesbury
  64. Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent
  65. The Royal Sutton School, Sutton Coldfield
  66. The Albion Academy, Salford
  67. Hall Green School, Birmingham
  68. Lancaster High School
  69. Leeds East Academy
  70. Trinity Academy Cathedral, Wakefield
  71. Waterhead Academy, Oldham
  72. Oasis Academy Silvertown, London
  73. The Portsmouth Academy
  74. Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, Manchester
  75. Birches Head Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  76. Heworth Grange School, Gateshead
  77. The Heys School, Manchester
  78. Lincoln Castle Academy
  79. Christ The King Catholic High School, Preston
  80. The Charter School Bermondsey, London
  81. The Grangefield Academy, Stockton-on-Tees
  82. Ellis Guilford School, Nottingham
  83. St Matthew's RC High School, Manchester
  84. Ormiston Maritime Academy, Grimsby
  85. New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone
  86. Rockwood Academy, Birmingham
  87. Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, Southampton
  88. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy, St. Helens
  89. The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, Croydon
  90. Kearsley Academy, Bolton
  91. Outwood Academy Brumby, Scunthorpe
  92. Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School, Warrington
  93. Arena Academy, Birmingham
  94. Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, Prescot
  95. Park Vale Academy, Nottingham
  96. Cockburn School, Leeds
  97. Stockport Academy
  98. Oasis Academy Mayfield, Southampton
  99. Gloucester Academy
  100. Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, Leeds
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |