Northlands Primary School and Nursery

School overview

Northlands Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Basildon, Essex, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 753 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Northlands Primary School and Nursery 'Good'. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Northlands Primary School and Nursery is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 95 first choices for 90 places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.09 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 23.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.