The Basildon Lower Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 30 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 14 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 135895
- Address
- Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, SS14 1UX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1014 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 22.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.9%
- Persistent absence
- 34.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.2%
White British 62.1%
African 10.9%
Other White 10.8%
Mixed 7.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Indian 1%
Other Black 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Admissions
The Basildon Lower Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 290
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 354 166 188 |
| Year 8 | 288 156 132 |
| Year 9 | 372 195 177 |