The Basildon Lower Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 29 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
- 909 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 25.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.6%
- Persistent absence
- 40.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 59.6%
African 12.3%
Other White 10%
Mixed 7.6%
Pakistani 2%
Other 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Indian 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Black 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Admissions
The Basildon Lower Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 252
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 295 143 152 |
| Year 8 | 337 162 175 |
| Year 9 | 277 150 127 |