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Bardfield Academy

Primary

Basildon · Basildon · SS16 4NL www.bardfieldacademy.org

Pupils
455
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 11/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bardfield Academy · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
+28pp
68%54%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
455
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
53%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Clay Hill Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4NL
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%8%75%22%73%8%75%20%82%73%105.0103.0103.020%455
2023/2440%0%62%12%52%3%55%3%77%47%103.0101.0102.020%470
2022/2341%5%56%15%59%19%58%7%81%56%101.099.0101.0-4.70-2.40-5.5014%467
2018/1958%3%67%22%75%17%77%8%77%72%102.0103.0105.0+0.30+1.10-0.1011%476
2017/1864%11%73%20%80%31%76%16%82%76%104.0105.0106.0-2.80+0.20-0.40456
2016/1779%5%83%26%83%19%83%14%76%81%105.0104.0106.0+1.20+1.20-0.2015%443

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545521.720%13%53%7%20%
2023/2447021.420%11%54%7%18%
2022/2346719.414%10%56%7%25%
2021/2247223.812%10%56%8%26%
2020/2146623.014%9%49%
2018/1947622.211%11%47%4%11%
2017/1824.45%10%
2016/1744321.815%11%50%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.