Northlands Primary School and Nursery

Northlands Primary School, part of the Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust, has been rated as 'Good' overall in its recent inspection. The school is praised for providing exceptional experiences that engage pupils in a rich curriculum filled with art, music, and literature. Students display pride in their learning and participate actively in a range of clubs and leadership opportunities. The school has high expectations for its students and aims to raise their aspirations through carefully planned activities and emotional support. However, attendance remains a significant concern, as many pupils are absent too frequently, affecting their learning and development.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy exceptional experiences linked to diverse subjects.
• The reading curriculum is a notable strength, fostering fluent and confident readers.
• Staff provide effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils demonstrate positive behavior and a caring attitude towards each other.
• Strong leadership and governance from the trust support the school effectively.

Areas for Improvement

• Key knowledge in some subjects is not always clearly identified, complicating the learning process.
• Pupil attendance is a concern, with many students absent too frequently.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Northlands Primary School and Nursery attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.0% of pupils at Northlands Primary School and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Northlands Primary School and Nursery had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Northlands Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Northlands Primary School and Nursery received £6,843 and spent £6,406 for each of its 730 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,010,000 (£1,385 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,735 and spending £6,108 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Basildon · Essex local authority: places and applications

Northlands Primary School and Nursery is part of Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Greensted Primary School & Nursery Basildon
• Ryedene Primary and Nursery School Basildon
• Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Basildon
• Lee Chapel Primary School Basildon
• The Phoenix Primary School Basildon

What is Northlands Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Northlands Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Northlands Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Northlands Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Northlands Primary School and Nursery have?

Northlands Primary School and Nursery has 744 pupils on roll.

What age range does Northlands Primary School and Nursery cover?

Northlands Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Northlands Primary School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Northlands Primary School and Nursery?

Northlands Primary School and Nursery is at Winifred Road, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3JQ.