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Bardfield Academy

Academy converter · Basildon · SS16 4NL

Ages 2–11 · 421 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-11

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.1%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
375

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

49

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
71
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

421 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
421
Boys / girls
209 / 212
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
421 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
49.1%
FSM pupils
194
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: SOUTH ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
SOUTH ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
South Essex Academy Trust
Headteacher
Miss Donna Dry

Location

Address
Clay Hill Road, Vange
Postcode
SS16 4NL
Town
Basildon
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Basildon
Constituency
Basildon and Billericay
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Basildon, Essex, 421 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 49.1%.

Open schools in Basildon
35
Primary schools in Basildon
29
Academies among open schools in Basildon
77% (27)
Open schools in SS16
10
Primary in SS16
9
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BasildonNear SS16

  • Ryedene Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Basildon · SS16 4SY · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM33.4%
    • Demand0.88

    0.3 miles away

  • Greensted Primary School & Nursery

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Basildon · SS14 1RX · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM23.8%
    • Demand1.28

    0.5 miles away

  • Cherry Tree Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Basildon · SS16 4AG · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM44.5%
    • Demand0.87

    0.5 miles away

  • Maple Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Basildon · SS13 3AB · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM41.7%
    • Demand0.90

    0.6 miles away

  • Fairhouse Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Basildon · SS14 1QP · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM38.4%
    • Demand0.94

    0.7 miles away

  • Vange Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basildon · SS16 4QA · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence9.5%
    • FSM30.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Kingswood Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Basildon · SS16 5DE · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM14.6%
    • Demand1.03

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Donna Dry
Telephone
01268553488
Website
www.bardfieldacademy.org

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