Vange Primary School and Nursery
London Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Chesterton Sarah Carswell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Vision Primary Federation
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 114811
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268552160
About this school
Vange Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Basildon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Vange Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 27% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 53% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 40% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 40% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Vange Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vange Primary School and Nursery compares
Vange Primary School and Nursery ranked 346th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 9.9% | 37.8% | 97 | — |
| Ryedene Primary and Nursery School | 76% | 6.5% | 48.4% | 461 | 0.8 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 444 | 0.8 miles |
| Cherry Tree Primary School | 38% | 9.2% | 43.2% | 384 | 0.8 miles |
| Bardfield Academy | 68% | 6.9% | 53.2% | 421 | 0.8 miles |
| Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery | — | 5% | 12% | 356 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.76%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.87%
- Persistent absence
- 25.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Cherry Tree Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Bardfield Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
Vange Primary School and Nursery ranks 24th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Basildon.
- Bardfield Academy Primary
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
- Eversley Primary School Primary
- Fairhouse Community Primary School Primary
- Felmore Primary School Primary
- Ghyllgrove Primary School Primary
- Great Berry Primary School Primary
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Janet Duke Primary School Primary
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Vange Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Vange Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of Vange Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Vange Primary School and Nursery is Ms Jo Chesterton Sarah Carswell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Vange Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vange Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Vange Primary School and Nursery?
- Vange Primary School and Nursery has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Vange Primary School and Nursery full?
- Vange Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 105 pupils and 97 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Vange Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Vange Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Vange Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Vange Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Vange Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Vange Primary School and Nursery is part of the Vision Primary Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Vange Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Vange Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Essex?
- Vange Primary School and Nursery ranked 346th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Vange Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Vange Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vange Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vange Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.