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Ghyllgrove Primary School

Basildon, SS14 2BG · Essex · primary school

Mixed Primary
1.9/10 Well below average

378th of 391 primary schools in Essex we can score, 444 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 1.7/10 against 2,058 of them, against 1.9/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 49.0 · 17 62% 1.06
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 1.0 · 21 38% 0.82

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 49.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 1.0% reached the higher standard. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (1.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.9 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Paws Club, play football, netball, dodgeball, multi-skill, athletics, cricket, basketball, or skipping, and attend a Year 6 residential or a trip to Harry Potter Studios. The school provides both a breakfast club and an after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 630 pupils in a school with 630 places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage admissions when demand exceeds the 630 available places? What specific support is available for pupils who do not reach the expected standard in maths? How are the breakfast and after-school clubs structured to support daily routines?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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