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EnglandEast of EnglandBasildonCM12 0QRButtsbury Junior School
Primary

Buttsbury Junior School

Primary

Basildon · Billericay · CM12 0QR http://www.buttsburyprimary.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
856
cap. 872
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
856
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
856
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 26/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2015Good
AddressNorsey View Drive, Billericay, CM12 0QR
Telephone01277623217
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.7:1
Religious characterNone
Finance£5454 spend / pupil£5228 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyButtsbury Infant SchoolOpen · from 2024-12-31
PreviouslyThe Buttsbury Junior SchoolClosed · from 2011-05-01

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
100%
Responses
197
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

17%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

100%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

66%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

97%

Q9. My child does well at this school

99%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

99%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

100%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

99%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

98%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

100%

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
+6pp
83%78%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
25%
+8pp
25%21%17%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
35%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
85%
LA AVG 74.16%
SPAG higher standard
38%
LA AVG 28.67%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.74
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
856
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 21.97:1
EAL
4%
LA AVG 10.59%
FSM eligible
5%
LA AVG 20.98%
SEN
12%
LA AVG 17.68%
Overall absence
3%
LA AVG 5.46%
Persistent absence
4%
LA AVG 13.3%

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
2024/2579%25%88%50%90%35%87%39%97%85%109.0107.0107.012%856
2023/2473%17%86%42%82%29%87%33%92%84%108.0107.0107.015%512
2022/2383%21%91%55%88%32%88%43%95%89%109.0108.0108.0+3.20+2.40+2.5014%506
2018/1978%17%85%38%92%35%89%29%94%89%106.0106.0109.0+0.00+1.40-0.3011%497
2017/1877%19%86%36%85%31%88%37%93%88%107.0107.0109.0+0.20-0.50+0.6011%496
2016/1771%20%76%26%88%33%83%39%97%81%105.0107.0107.0-0.80+1.50+1.1011%495

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
2024/2585639.412%4%5%3%4%
2023/2451225.515%5%4%3%4%
2022/2350624.714%5%4%4%6%
2021/2251124.612%5%4%3%4%
2020/2151122.812%6%4%
2018/1949725.311%5%4%2%2%
2017/1849625.111%5%6%3%2%
2016/1749525.411%5%9%3%4%

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