Ghyllgrove Primary School
The Gore, Basildon, SS14 2BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachelle Tidiman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 630
- URN
- 114914
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268450067
About this school
Ghyllgrove Primary School is a community primary school in Basildon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 630 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ghyllgrove Primary School, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 60 | 87 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 54% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 66% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 62% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Ghyllgrove Primary School 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 | 57% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 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 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 601 |
| 2023/24 | 652 |
| 2024/25 | 625 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ghyllgrove Primary School compares
Ghyllgrove Primary School ranked 325th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 6.7% | 36.4% | 630 | — |
| St Anne Line Catholic Infant School | — | 4.3% | 11.2% | 176 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anne Line Catholic Junior School | 89% | 3.2% | 17.6% | 250 | 0.6 miles |
| The Willows Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 29.9% | 651 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
| Fairhouse Community Primary School | 69% | 5.6% | 36.8% | 396 | 0.7 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)
- 36.38%
- English as an additional language
- 33.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.68%
- Persistent absence
- 18.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
The Willows Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Fairhouse Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
Ghyllgrove Primary School ranks 23rd 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
- Great Berry Primary School Primary
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Janet Duke Primary School Primary
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ghyllgrove Primary School teach?
- Ghyllgrove Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of Ghyllgrove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ghyllgrove Primary School is Mrs Rachelle Tidiman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ghyllgrove Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ghyllgrove Primary School, 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 Ghyllgrove Primary School?
- Ghyllgrove Primary School has 630 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ghyllgrove Primary School full?
- Ghyllgrove Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 630 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Ghyllgrove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ghyllgrove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ghyllgrove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ghyllgrove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ghyllgrove Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ghyllgrove Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ghyllgrove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ghyllgrove Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Ghyllgrove Primary School ranked 325th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ghyllgrove Primary School's absence rate?
- Ghyllgrove Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ghyllgrove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ghyllgrove Primary School'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.