46%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
26%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
38.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
47%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
694.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,037
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 06/10/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The James Hornsby School · Secondary · Essex
Part ofZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
46%
-2pp
55%45%34%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
26%
-4pp
30%22%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26%
Attainment 8
38.9
-1.3
41.839.136.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.9
EBacc entry
47%
+0pp
47%24%1%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
EBacc APS
694.9
+75.1
694.9571.7448.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 694.9
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,037
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Leinster Road, Basildon, SS15 5NX
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 46% | 26% | 38.9 | Not applicable | 47% | 694.9 | 50% | 1,037 |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 30% | 40.2 | -0.32 | 47% | 619.8 | 48% | 1,003 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 28% | 41.8 | -0.32 | 39% | 631.0 | 41% | 970 |
| 2021/22 | 45% | 25% | 39.3 | -0.37 | 39% | 596.0 | 43% | 944 |
| 2018/19 | 34% | 15% | 36.4 | -0.29 | 1% | 448.5 | 23% | 879 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 21% | 38.8 | -0.17 | 6% | 461.9 | 14% | 860 |
| 2016/17 | 49% | 30% | 43.6 | +0.31 | 8% | — | 21% | 812 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,037 | 16.9 | 20% | 6% | 48% | 9% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 1,003 | 21.1 | 18% | 6% | 45% | 9% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 970 | 18.1 | 18% | 5% | 43% | 10% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 944 | 19.6 | 20% | 5% | 44% | 10% | 36% |
| 2020/21 | 911 | 18.9 | 17% | 5% | 45% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 879 | 18.5 | 13% | 5% | 50% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 860 | 19.0 | 6% | 6% | 53% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 812 | 16.7 | 10% | 6% | 56% | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.