The Basildon Lower Academy
Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, SS14 1UXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Basildon Lower Academy is a secondary school in Basildon for ages 11 to 14. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 27 January 2026, report published 8 June 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
892 pupils on roll, with places for 1,350
Schools near The Basildon Lower Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Basildon Upper Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 28.7 |
| De La Salle School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 41.8 |
| Woodlands School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 42.1 |
| The Bromfords School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 35.9 |
| The James Hornsby School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | Attainment 8: 38.9 |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE BASILDON ACADEMIES
- Age range
- 11 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Rees
- Phone
- 01268552536
- Address
- Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, SS14 1UX
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 135895
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.