Janet Duke Primary School
Markhams Chase, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CRESCO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Harriet Phelps-Knights
- Sponsor
- Cresco Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 611
- URN
- 144351
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268543744
About this school
Janet Duke Primary School is a primary academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 611 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
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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 119 | 90 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 39% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 58% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 59% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 53% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Janet Duke 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 | 41% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 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 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 668 |
| 2023/24 | 638 |
| 2024/25 | 629 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Janet Duke Primary School compares
Janet Duke Primary School ranked 364th 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% | 9.1% | 54.5% | 611 | — |
| The Phoenix Primary School | 54% | 4.7% | 29.4% | 717 | 0.3 miles |
| St Anne Line Catholic Infant School | — | 4.3% | 11.2% | 176 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne Line Catholic Junior School | 89% | 3.2% | 17.6% | 250 | 0.4 miles |
| Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery | 52% | 6.3% | 39.5% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Lee Chapel Primary School | 85% | 4.7% | 16.9% | 1,062 | 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)
- 54.53%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- Overall absence
- 9.06%
- Persistent absence
- 29.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Phoenix Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Lee Chapel Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
Janet Duke Primary School ranks 26th 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
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Janet Duke Primary School teach?
- Janet Duke Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of Janet Duke Primary School?
- The headteacher of Janet Duke Primary School is Harriet Phelps-Knights, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Janet Duke Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Janet Duke 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 Janet Duke Primary School?
- Janet Duke Primary School has 611 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Janet Duke Primary School full?
- Janet Duke Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 611 on roll (97%), 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 Janet Duke Primary School a faith school?
- No. Janet Duke Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Janet Duke Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Janet Duke Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Janet Duke Primary School?
- Janet Duke Primary School is part of CRESCO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Janet Duke Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% 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 Janet Duke Primary School rank locally?
- Janet Duke Primary School ranked 364th 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 Janet Duke Primary School's absence rate?
- Janet Duke Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Janet Duke Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Janet Duke 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 10 July 2026.