OFSTED
24 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 November 2019
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
7 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
Essex
Trust
BUTTSBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
863
863 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
404
46.8% of pupils
Male pupils
459
53.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.0 pts
below England
School
3.8%
Basildon
24.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.8 pts
below England
School
3.5%
Basildon
15.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Basildon
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.1%
691
Any other White background
3.9%
34
White and Asian
3.2%
28
Indian
2.4%
21
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
19
African
1.2%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.8%
102 of
863 pupils
9.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
79.0%
18.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Basildon
71.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Writing
19.7 pts above England
School
90.0%
Basildon
70.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
Basildon
71.5%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.96 pts
lower than
England
School
3.25%
Basildon
6.97%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.66%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.15 pts
lower than
England
School
3.66%
Basildon
17.78%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.67 pts
lower than
England
School
0.13%
Basildon
2.43%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.0%
10.8 pts
above England
Buttsbury Primary School
99.0%
Basildon
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.