The Phoenix Primary School
Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEE CHAPEL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marie Kirkham
- 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
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 717
- URN
- 143128
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268543664
About this school
The Phoenix Primary School is a primary academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 717 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 84 | 88 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 75% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 82% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 80% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 76% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 The Phoenix 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 | 79% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 695 |
| 2023/24 | 698 |
| 2024/25 | 714 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Phoenix Primary School compares
The Phoenix Primary School ranked 289th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.7% | 29.4% | 717 | — |
| Janet Duke Primary School | 38% | 9.1% | 54.5% | 611 | 0.3 miles |
| Millhouse Primary School | 57% | 7.4% | 36.1% | 611 | 0.5 miles |
| Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery | 52% | 6.3% | 39.5% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Merrylands Primary School | 53% | 6.4% | 24.4% | 542 | 0.7 miles |
| St Anne Line Catholic Infant School | — | 4.3% | 11.2% | 176 | 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)
- 29.35%
- English as an additional language
- 22.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 12.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Janet Duke Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Millhouse Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Merrylands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
The Phoenix Primary School ranks 18th 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 The Phoenix Primary School teach?
- The Phoenix Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of The Phoenix Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Phoenix Primary School is Mrs Marie Kirkham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Phoenix Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Phoenix 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 big is The Phoenix Primary School?
- The Phoenix Primary School has 717 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Phoenix Primary School full?
- The Phoenix Primary School has capacity for 750 pupils and 717 on roll (96%), 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 The Phoenix Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Phoenix Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Phoenix Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Phoenix Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Phoenix Primary School?
- The Phoenix Primary School 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 The Phoenix Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Phoenix Primary School rank locally?
- The Phoenix Primary School ranked 289th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Phoenix Primary School's absence rate?
- The Phoenix Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Phoenix Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Phoenix 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 2 July 2026.