Cherry Tree Primary School
Church Road, Basildon, SS16 4AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Max Davie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Berlesduna Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 384
- URN
- 143452
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268523017
About this school
Cherry Tree Primary School is a primary academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 384 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cherry Tree Primary School, 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 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 47% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 64% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 51% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 64% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Cherry Tree 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 | 46% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 445 |
| 2023/24 | 438 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cherry Tree Primary School compares
Cherry Tree Primary School ranked 362nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 9.2% | 43.2% | 384 | — |
| Fairhouse Community Primary School | 69% | 5.6% | 36.8% | 396 | 0.3 miles |
| Bardfield Academy | 68% | 6.9% | 53.2% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 444 | 0.5 miles |
| Greensted Primary School & Nursery | 72% | 5.3% | 35.1% | 520 | 0.7 miles |
| Ryedene Primary and Nursery School | 76% | 6.5% | 48.4% | 461 | 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)
- 43.15%
- English as an additional language
- 23.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.16%
- Persistent absence
- 31.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairhouse Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Basildon
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Bardfield Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Basildon
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Kingswood Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Greensted Primary School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
Cherry Tree Primary School ranks 25th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Basildon.
- Bardfield Academy Primary
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery 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
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cherry Tree Primary School teach?
- Cherry Tree Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of Cherry Tree Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cherry Tree Primary School is Mr Max Davie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cherry Tree Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cherry Tree 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 many pupils are at Cherry Tree Primary School?
- Cherry Tree Primary School has 384 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cherry Tree Primary School full?
- Cherry Tree Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 384 on roll (91%), 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 Cherry Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cherry Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cherry Tree Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cherry Tree Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Cherry Tree Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cherry Tree Primary School 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 Cherry Tree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cherry Tree Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Cherry Tree Primary School ranked 362nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cherry Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Cherry Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cherry Tree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cherry Tree 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.