OFSTED
29 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,729
1,729 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
816
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
913
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.2 pts
below England
School
15.6%
Basildon
24.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.8 pts
below England
School
6.5%
Basildon
15.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Basildon
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.0%
1,348
Any other White background
5.3%
92
African
3.1%
53
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
39
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
29
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
27
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
13.2%
228 of
1,729 pupils
7.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.0
10.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
8.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.60 pts
higher than
England
School
8.82%
Basildon
6.97%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.72 pts
higher than
England
School
23.54%
Basildon
17.78%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.37 pts
higher than
England
School
3.17%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.7%
10.4 pts
above England
The Billericay School
102.7%
Basildon
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.