Maple Grove Primary School
High Road, Basildon, SS13 3AB
295 pupils · 94% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LION ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 41.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 11 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 29 | 60 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 32 | 27 | 69 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 26 | 71 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 35 | 30 | 72 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 25 | 57 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 25 | 61 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 22 | 57 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 23 | 57 | 24 |
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
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Northlands Primary School and Nursery 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bardfield Academy 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Ryedene Primary and Nursery School 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Eversley Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.