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St Anne Line Catholic Junior School

Basildon, SS15 5AF · Essex · primary school

Ofsted: Not judged · 2024 Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
OfstedNot judged
Pupils250
FSM16.4%
KS2 expected89%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-10-22 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview:

Pupils love being part of this welcoming and diverse community, benefiting from high-quality nurture and care. Attendance is exceptionally high, and pupils live up to the school's very high expectations, behaving exceptionally well and having positive attitudes to their learning.

Strengths:

  • The school's unique curriculum is rich in knowledge and covers a range of ambitious subjects, such as Latin.
  • Pupils make strong connections between other subjects, reinforcing their learning further.
  • Staff teach the curriculum very well, choosing effective activities that fully engage pupils and support them with their learning.
  • The school's approach to securing good behaviour is exemplary, with pupils being taught about the school's values and how to behave.
  • A highly effective personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education curriculum helps pupils to learn about numerous interesting and relevant topics in an age-appropriate way.

Areas to improve:

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding:

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

'Priority admission area' (catchment) is an explicit oversubscription criterion before the distance tiebreaker; Essex publishes an online catchment-area finder.

Source: Essex admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2024-09-24)

Overall effectiveness
No overall grade — Ofsted paused single-headline judgements from September 2024
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes

What the entrance test covers

Essex has TWO different 11+ tests: 1. The CSSE exam — used by King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford), Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester County High School for Girls, and the Southend grammar schools: English (60 minutes — comprehension, applied reasoning and a short continuous-writing element) and Mathematics (60 minutes, Key Stage 2-based), each marked out of 60. NO verbal or non-verbal reasoning; written (not purely multiple-choice) answers. One registration (csse.org.uk) and one mid-September sitting covers all CSSE schools; a combined standardised score around 303+ has historically been the consideration threshold. 2. Chelmsford County High School for Girls — NOT in the CSSE: it runs its own FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) test, registered direct with the school on a separate date. FSCE questions can draw on the whole primary curriculum to the end of Year 5, in a different style from the CSSE papers — a girl applying to CCHS plus other Essex grammars prepares for two different exam formats.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

St Anne Line Catholic Infant School 0.0 mi · Primary · Good Basildon, SS15 5AF Lee Chapel Primary School 0.4 mi · Primary · Outstanding Basildon, SS16 5RU Janet Duke Primary School 0.4 mi · Primary · Good Basildon, SS15 5LS Ghyllgrove Primary School 0.6 mi · Primary · Not judged Basildon, SS14 2BG The Phoenix Primary School 0.8 mi · Primary · Outstanding Basildon, SS15 5NQ Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery 0.8 mi · Primary · NULL Basildon, SS16 5NQ

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Essex admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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