Millhouse Primary School
Tavistock Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5QFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Millhouse Primary School is a primary school in Basildon for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 13th of 27 primary schools in Basildon. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 19 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 October 2024
Pupils are proud of their school and offer a warm welcome to visitors. Kind and nurturing relationships exist between staff and pupils. Pupils value the strong pastoral support in place for them. They know staff will help them if they have a worry. Many pupils attend a range of after-school clubs such as, gardening, boxing and choir. Pupils benefit from a number of leadership opportunities such as being school councillors and mental health ambassadors. From these roles, pupils make a positive contribution to their school. Pupils are determined to achieve the 'Millhouse Milestones'. Younger pupils are eager to demonstrate that they can tie their shoelaces, so that a milestone can be ticked off. Behaviour in classrooms is calm. This is because routines are well-established, which starts from the early years. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), work hard. The school aims for pupils to achieve well across a range of subjects. They usually do. However, in 2024 pupils' outcomes at the end of Year 6 were below national standards. This means that some pupils are not as well prepared as they could be for the next stage of their education.
What the school should improve
- On occasions, learning activities are not adapted effectively enough for some pupils. When this happens, pupils struggle to learn the important ideas securely and some pupils do not achieve as well as they could. The school should ensure that learning activities and teaching methods are adapted effectively so that all pupils achieve well.
- In some subjects, teachers' checks of what pupils know and remember is not as effective as in many other subjects. This hampers the progress pupils make in their understanding of the curriculum because misconceptions are not addressed and pupils do not have a secure understanding of some important subject knowledge. The school should ensure that teachers check what pupils know and remember effectively to ensure that pupils develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum and achieve well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
84 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
611 pupils on roll, with places for 656
Schools near Millhouse Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Phoenix Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 54% met the expected standard |
| Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Janet Duke Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
| Merrylands Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Noak Bridge Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Kelly Koller
- Phone
- 01268543584
- Address
- Tavistock Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5QF
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 114912
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.