Ghyllgrove Primary SchoolNoak Bridge Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Basildon.

Summary of the comparison

Ghyllgrove Primary School and Noak Bridge Primary School are primary schools in Basildon.

  • Ghyllgrove Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Noak Bridge Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Noak Bridge Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ghyllgrove Primary School was judged the expected standard and Noak Bridge Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 49.0% for Ghyllgrove Primary School and 80.0% for Noak Bridge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Ghyllgrove Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Noak Bridge Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ghyllgrove Primary School versus Noak Bridge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BasildonGhyllgrove Primary SchoolBasildonNoak Bridge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking261st of 430 in Essex 138th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll625 211
Capacity630 210
LocationBasildon, SS14 2BG Basildon, SS15 4JS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard49.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard1.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census625 211
Free school meals (ever 6)36.4% 20.9%
English as an additional language33.8% 3.8%
SEN support16.3% 10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.5% 11.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ghyllgrove Primary School

Noak Bridge Primary School

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