St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
Wickhay, Basildon, SS15 5AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Nathalie Watson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 115156
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268470444
About this school
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Basildon. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 250 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 63 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 83% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 92% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 95% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 St Anne Line Catholic Junior 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 | 84% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 249 |
| 2023/24 | 251 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anne Line Catholic Junior School compares
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School ranked 11th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.2% | 17.6% | 250 | — |
| St Anne Line Catholic Infant School | — | 4.3% | 11.2% | 176 | 0.0 miles |
| Lee Chapel Primary School | 85% | 4.7% | 16.9% | 1,062 | 0.4 miles |
| Janet Duke Primary School | 38% | 9.1% | 54.5% | 611 | 0.4 miles |
| Ghyllgrove Primary School | 49% | 6.7% | 36.4% | 630 | 0.6 miles |
| The Phoenix Primary School | 54% | 4.7% | 29.4% | 717 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.6%
- English as an additional language
- 37.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.23%
- Persistent absence
- 6.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Anne Line Catholic Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Basildon
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Lee Chapel Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Basildon
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Janet Duke Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Basildon
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Ghyllgrove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
The Phoenix Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School ranks 1st 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 year groups does St Anne Line Catholic Junior School teach?
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anne Line Catholic Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Anne Line Catholic Junior School is Miss Nathalie Watson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anne Line Catholic Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anne Line Catholic Junior 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 big is St Anne Line Catholic Junior School?
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School has 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Anne Line Catholic Junior School full?
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 250 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Anne Line Catholic Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Anne Line Catholic Junior School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Does St Anne Line Catholic Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Anne Line Catholic Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Anne Line Catholic Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anne Line Catholic Junior School rank locally?
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School ranked 11th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anne Line Catholic Junior School's absence rate?
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anne Line Catholic Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne Line Catholic Junior 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.