Essex
The Basildon Upper Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Essex school ranked · how England did
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What the data says
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Attainment 8 of 26.9 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 26.9
- Attainment 8
- 14%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.44
- Progress 8
- [-1.60, -1.27]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 67 | Not published | Not published | 4% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 38 | Not published | Not published | 3% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 53 | 0% England 1% | 6% England 18% | 8% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 70 | 0% England 1% | 1% England 15% | 3% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 62 | 2% England 1% | 8% England 16% | 10% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 65 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 14% | 2% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 347 | 26.9 | — | 14.1% | 2.9% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 292 | 28.7 | — | 20.9% | — | 74.7% | 2.6 |
| 2023/2024 | 330 | 26.6 | -1.44 | 19.4% | — | 77.6% | 2.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 257 | 29.4 | -1.25 | 23.0% | — | 6.2% | 2.4 |
| 2021/2022 | 263 | 30.5 | -1.25 | — | — | 5.0% | 2.5 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Essex for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 135897 |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 14-19 |
| Headteacher | Principal Rebecca Rees |
| Trust | THE BASILDON ACADEMIES |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | SS13 3HL |
| Pupils | 913 |
| FSM eligible | 44.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Wickford Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3HL
http://www.basildonacademies.org.uk/1268552536| DfE number | 6909 |
| UKPRN | 10029913 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2009 |
| GIAS updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 18 Jan 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2024 |