1
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Billericay • Essex • CM11 2UB
1
20 Mar 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Basildon
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Basildon. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
46
Outstanding
7
Good
31
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 18% · G: 79% · RI: 3% · I: 0%
2
Lee Chapel Primary School
Basildon • Essex • SS16 5RU
1
15 Jan 2024
3
The Wickford Church of England School
Wickford • Essex • SS11 8HE
1
14 Nov 2023
4
Buttsbury Primary School
Billericay • Essex • CM12 0QR
1
7 Jan 2020
5
The Phoenix Primary School
Basildon • Essex • SS15 5NQ
1
30 Jul 2019
6
Quilters Infant School
Billericay • Essex • CM12 9LD
1
17 Dec 2018
7
Quilters Junior School
Billericay • Essex • CM12 9LD
1
27 Apr 2017
8
Oakfield Primary School
Wickford • Essex • SS12 9PW
2
15 Sep 2024
9
Northlands Primary School and Nursery
Basildon • Essex • SS13 3JQ
2
9 Sep 2024
10
North Crescent Primary School
Wickford • Essex • SS12 9AP
2
20 May 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Great Berry Primary School 2 • Dec 2023
- Grange Primary School 2 • May 2023
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery 2 • Mar 2023
- Wickford Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- Felmore Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- Vange Primary School and Nursery 2 • Jan 2023
- Crays Hill Primary School 2 • Oct 2022
- Janet Duke Primary School 2 • Sep 2022
- Hilltop Junior School 2 • Mar 2022
- Maple Grove Primary School 2 • Nov 2021