Whitmore Primary School and Nursery

EssexAcademy sponsor led

Whitmore Way, Basildon, SS14 2TP

Headteacher: Mrs Nina KempSchool website ↗Pupils: 650 (capacity: 682)Part of BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2019
57%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2019
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 24 September 2019Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
57.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 70%·Writing 79%·Maths 71%All three 57%
Reading
Expected70%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
56
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
48of 48 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
87

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
49.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
12.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
323 girls, 327 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 65% (2018/19), currently 57%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/16-----
2016/17-----
2017/1864.0%3.0%-0.6+0.8-0.2
2018/1965.0%6.0%-0.4+1.4-0.7
2022/2352.0%6.0%-3.8-0.6-2.6
2023/2456.0%4.0%---
2024/2557.0%4.0%---