The Basildon Lower Academy
About the school
The Basildon Lower Academy is an open secondary school in Essex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 January 2026
- Published
- 8 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: RSI
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
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
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Secondary academic results
No data is available for 2024/25.
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
909
Girls
49.94%
Boys
50.06%
SEN support
16.94%
Education, health and care plan
1.54%
English as an additional language
25.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
52.37%
Overall absence
15.34
Persistent absence
42.06