St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford

About St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford

St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford is a primary school in Basildon, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 192 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. 32% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 18.0 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 101 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford their first choice was offered one of its 18 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 27.8 pupils per teacher. St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.