Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery

Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery has received a positive assessment during its first inspection as an academy, with an overall effectiveness graded as good. The school fosters an inclusive and supportive environment where pupils feel welcome and are encouraged to take on responsibilities, exemplifying good behavior and positive attitudes towards learning. The curriculum is well-structured in core subjects like mathematics and reading, laying a strong foundation for pupils' learning and development. However, some teachers in a few subjects struggle to ensure that pupils have mastered key knowledge before progressing, leading to knowledge gaps for some students.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and feel welcomed at the school.
• The curriculum sets clear learning goals and is delivered effectively in most subjects.
• Pupils develop good phonic skills supported by recent investment in reading resources.
• Leaders are ambitious for pupils' achievements and provide opportunities to enrich the curriculum.
• The school promotes a strong sense of community and inclusiveness.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers are unclear about key knowledge pupils should learn in a few subjects.
• Assessment information is not consistently used to adjust teaching, affecting some pupils' understanding.
• Monitoring of provision for pupils with SEND is still developing and needs systematic evaluation.

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 Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Laindon Park Primary School & 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 Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 18.0% of pupils at Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery received £5,922 and spent £6,949 for each of its 219 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £369,000 (£1,684 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Zenith Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,305 and spending £8,523 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

Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery is part of Zenith Multi Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• The James Hornsby School Basildon
• Castledon School Wickford
• The King John School Benfleet
• Castle View School Canvey Island

What is Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery have?

Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery cover?

Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery?

Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery is at Church Hill, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5SE.