UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 143128

The Phoenix Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Basildon · SS15 5NQ

Ages 3–11 · 717 pupils · Essex

School website

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.1%
Unauthorised4.2%
Authorised absence
1.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
562

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

92

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

79

Total preferences (any rank)
261
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
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 fill96%

717 pupils · 750 places

Pupils on roll
717
Boys / girls
353 / 364
School capacity
750
Capacity fill
717 / 750 (96%)
Free school meals
25.2%
FSM pupils
177
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: LEE CHAPEL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
LEE CHAPEL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Marie Kirkham

Location

Address
Leinster Road, Laindon
Postcode
SS15 5NQ
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 sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Basildon, Essex, 717 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 25.2%.

Open schools in Basildon
35
Primary schools in Basildon
29
Academies among open schools in Basildon
77% (27)
Open schools in SS15
9
Primary in SS15
8
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 SS15

  • Janet Duke Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Basildon · SS15 5LS · Essex

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.3 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

    0.5 miles away

  • Merrylands Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Basildon · SS15 6QS · Essex

    Ages 2–11

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

    0.7 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

    0.9 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Marie Kirkham
Telephone
01268543664
Website
www.phoenix-pri.essex.sch.uk

Official links