Greensted Primary School & Nursery
Kirby Road, Basildon, SS14 1RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEE CHAPEL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Shiven Chetty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 520
- URN
- 138604
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268553359
About this school
Greensted Primary School & Nursery is a primary academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 520 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greensted Primary School & 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 60% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 70% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 73% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| 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 Greensted Primary School & 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 | 77% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 454 |
| 2023/24 | 508 |
| 2024/25 | 505 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greensted Primary School & Nursery compares
Greensted Primary School & Nursery ranked 127th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.3% | 35.1% | 520 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon | 87% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 233 | 0.2 miles |
| Bardfield Academy | 68% | 6.9% | 53.2% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Maple Grove Primary School | 50% | 4.9% | 39.3% | 295 | 0.6 miles |
| Northlands Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 6.5% | 41% | 744 | 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)
- 35.05%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- Overall absence
- 5.31%
- Persistent absence
- 13.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon0.2 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Bardfield Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Maple Grove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Northlands Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Fairhouse Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
Greensted Primary School & Nursery ranks 8th 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
- Janet Duke Primary School Primary
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greensted Primary School & Nursery teach?
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the head of school of Greensted Primary School & Nursery?
- The head of school of Greensted Primary School & Nursery is Mr Shiven Chetty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greensted Primary School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greensted Primary School & 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 Greensted Primary School & Nursery?
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery has 520 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Greensted Primary School & Nursery full?
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 520 on roll (124%), 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 Greensted Primary School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Greensted Primary School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Greensted Primary School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greensted Primary School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Greensted Primary School & Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery is part of LEE CHAPEL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greensted Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greensted Primary School & Nursery compare with other schools in Essex?
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery ranked 127th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greensted Primary School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greensted Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greensted Primary School & 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 1 July 2026.