Schools by area › Essex › Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Church Hill, Laindon, Basildon SS15 5SE · laindonparkprimary.co.uk · 01268 544808
On the mapSearch near SS15 5SE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 11.65 mi
- 18.75 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 217
- 83% of 262 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 11.65 mi (18.75 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 20 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 14 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 18 | 0.6 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 11.65 mi18.75 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114802)
Ofsted
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114802), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114802)
May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114802)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 32
- 14% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (34%) with SEND