Community school · Essex

Ghyllgrove Primary School

4–11Ages
630Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114914URN

The Gore, Basildon, SS14 2BG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

97 applications for 53 places · 281st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Essex median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

97 applications · 53 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.8; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Ghyllgrove Community Infant School (URN 114919), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	97	1.8	51	0.96
Sep 2025	72	101	1.4	56	0.78
Sep 2024	90	146	1.6	84	0.93
Sep 2023	83	133	1.6	67	0.81
Sep 2022	81	131	1.6	69	0.85
Sep 2021	71	138	1.9	66	0.93
Sep 2020	76	128	1.7	66	0.87
Sep 2019	86	151	1.8	55	0.64
Sep 2018 *	83	146	1.8	61	0.73
Sep 2017 *	58	127	2.2	51	0.88
Sep 2016 *	59	150	2.5	62	1.05
Sep 2015 *	60	145	2.4	63	1.05
Sep 2014 *	59	140	2.4	68	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 62% · Maths 75% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%322nd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	49%	1%	104	104
2023/24	54%	2%	104	104
2022/23	57%	0%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ghyllgrove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
1.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

89%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
1.0 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place
The Willows Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Fairhouse Community Primary School
1.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lee Chapel Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Janet Duke Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

2026

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114914 · 881/2611
Capacity: 630 pupils · 630 on roll
Free school meals: 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Ghyllgrove Community Infant School (URN 114919)
Address: The Gore, Basildon, SS14 2BG
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources