Whitmore Primary School and Nursery
Whitmore Way, Basildon, SS14 2TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nina Kemp
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Berlesduna Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 633
- URN
- 143126
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268520435
About this school
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 633 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitmore 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 56% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 56% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Whitmore 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 | 52% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 653 |
| 2023/24 | 645 |
| 2024/25 | 650 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitmore Primary School and Nursery compares
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery ranked 267th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 | 57% | 6.7% | 39.1% | 633 | — |
| The Willows Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 29.9% | 651 | 0.5 miles |
| Fairhouse Community Primary School | 69% | 5.6% | 36.8% | 396 | 0.8 miles |
| Greensted Primary School & Nursery | 72% | 5.3% | 35.1% | 520 | 0.9 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon | 87% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 233 | 1.0 miles |
| Felmore Primary School | 60% | 6.4% | 35.1% | 386 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 24 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.1%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.69%
- Persistent absence
- 22.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Willows Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Fairhouse Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Greensted Primary School & Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon1.0 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Felmore Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery ranks 16th 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 Whitmore Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitmore Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Whitmore Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Nina Kemp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitmore Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitmore 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 Whitmore Primary School and Nursery?
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery has 633 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitmore Primary School and Nursery full?
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 682 pupils and 633 on roll (93%), 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 Whitmore Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Whitmore Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitmore Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitmore Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Whitmore Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery is part of BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitmore Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitmore Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Essex?
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery ranked 267th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 Whitmore Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitmore Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitmore 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 2 July 2026.