The Basildon Lower Academy
Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, SS14 1UX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BASILDON ACADEMIES
- Principal
- Ms Rebecca Rees
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Stanton Lane Trust
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 892
- URN
- 135895
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268552536
About this school
The Basildon Lower Academy is a secondary academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 11 to 14 and has 892 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Basildon Lower Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Trends over time
How The Basildon Lower Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 925 |
| 2023/24 | 1,014 |
| 2024/25 | 909 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Basildon Lower Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 15.3% | 52.4% | 892 | — |
| The Basildon Upper Academy | 28.7 | 20.8% | 47.6% | 847 | 0.7 miles |
| De La Salle School | 41.8 | 7.9% | 32.4% | 761 | 1.1 miles |
| Woodlands School | 42.1 | 7.9% | 33% | 1,513 | 1.5 miles |
| The Bromfords School | 35.9 | 8.8% | 26% | 1,181 | 2.3 miles |
| The James Hornsby School | 38.9 | 8.9% | 48.2% | 1,040 | 2.5 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)
- 52.37%
- English as an additional language
- 25.2%
- Overall absence
- 15.34%
- Persistent absence
- 42.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Basildon Upper Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Basildon
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De La Salle School1.1 miles
Secondary · Basildon
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Woodlands School1.5 miles
Secondary · Basildon
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The Bromfords School2.3 miles
Secondary · Wickford
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The James Hornsby School2.5 miles
Secondary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
- De La Salle School Secondary
- The Basildon Upper Academy Secondary
- The James Hornsby School Secondary
- Woodlands School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Basildon Lower Academy teach?
- The Basildon Lower Academy teaches children aged 11 to 14. It is a secondary school in Basildon.
- Who is the principal of The Basildon Lower Academy?
- The principal of The Basildon Lower Academy is Ms Rebecca Rees, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Basildon Lower Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Basildon Lower Academy, 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 The Basildon Lower Academy?
- The Basildon Lower Academy has 892 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 14.
- Is The Basildon Lower Academy full?
- The Basildon Lower Academy has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 892 on roll (66%), 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 The Basildon Lower Academy a faith school?
- No. The Basildon Lower Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Basildon Lower Academy a selective school?
- No. The Basildon Lower Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Basildon Lower Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Basildon Lower Academy is part of THE BASILDON ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The Basildon Lower Academy's absence rate?
- The Basildon Lower Academy's overall absence rate is 15.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Basildon Lower Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Basildon Lower Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.