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Great Berry Primary School

Academy converter · Basildon · SS16 6SG

Ages 4–11 · 426 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.38 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
386

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

1.38 · Competitive

1st preferences

83

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
211
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill101%

426 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
426
Boys / girls
204 / 222
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
426 / 420 (101%)
Free school meals
2.3%
FSM pupils
10
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CRESCO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
CRESCO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Cresco Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Damian Pye

Location

Address
Great Berry Primary School, Forest Glade, Langdon Hills
Postcode
SS16 6SG
Town
Basildon
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Basildon
Constituency
South Basildon and East Thurrock
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 4–11, in Basildon, Essex, 426 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 2.3%.

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

  • Merrylands Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Basildon · SS15 6QS · Essex

    Ages 2–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand0.78

    0.6 miles away

  • The Phoenix Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Basildon · SS15 5NQ · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM25.2%
    • Demand1.02

    1.1 miles away

  • Millhouse Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Basildon · SS15 5QF · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM33.8%
    • Demand0.90

    1.4 miles away

  • Janet Duke Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Basildon · SS15 5LS · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence9.3%
    • FSM54.2%
    • Demand0.86

    1.4 miles away

  • Lee Chapel Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Basildon · SS16 5RU · Essex

    Ages 2–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand1.84

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Damian Pye
Telephone
01268544709
Website
http://www.greatberry.co.uk/

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