De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, SS14 2LA
761 pupils · 101% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 May 2024, published 11 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 63.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.46 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 147 | 215 | 763 | 147 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 141 | 245 | 779 | 141 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 149 | 257 | 754 | 149 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 140 | 218 | 660 | 140 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 150 | 170 | 548 | 150 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 150 | 164 | 507 | 150 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 148 | 151 | 527 | 148 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 148 | 137 | 449 | 148 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Basildon Lower Academy 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Woodlands School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The James Hornsby School 2.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Basildon Upper Academy 2.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Bromfords School 4.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy 5.3 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.