Maple Grove Primary School
High Road, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 3AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Remmer
- Sponsor
- Lion Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 144349
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268553547
About this school
Maple Grove Primary School is a primary academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 295 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Maple Grove 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 82% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 87% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 82% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 82% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Maple Grove 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 | 73% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 303 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maple Grove Primary School compares
Maple Grove Primary School ranked 317th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.9% | 39.3% | 295 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon | 87% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 233 | 0.4 miles |
| Northlands Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 6.5% | 41% | 744 | 0.4 miles |
| Greensted Primary School & Nursery | 72% | 5.3% | 35.1% | 520 | 0.6 miles |
| Bardfield Academy | 68% | 6.9% | 53.2% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| Ryedene Primary and Nursery School | 76% | 6.5% | 48.4% | 461 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 14 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.27%
- English as an additional language
- 41.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 11.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon0.4 miles
Primary · Basildon
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Northlands Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Greensted Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
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Bardfield Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
Maple Grove Primary School ranks 21st 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 Maple Grove Primary School teach?
- Maple Grove Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of Maple Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Maple Grove Primary School is Mr Simon Remmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Maple Grove Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Primary School?
- Maple Grove Primary School has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Maple Grove Primary School full?
- Maple Grove Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 295 on roll (94%), 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 Maple Grove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Maple Grove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Maple Grove Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Maple Grove Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Maple Grove Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Maple Grove Primary School is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Maple Grove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maple Grove Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Maple Grove Primary School ranked 317th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maple Grove Primary School's absence rate?
- Maple Grove Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maple Grove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maple Grove 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.