Vange Primary School and NurseryCherry Tree Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Vange Primary School and Nursery and Cherry Tree Primary School are primary schools in Basildon.

  • Vange Primary School and Nursery scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cherry Tree Primary School scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Vange Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Vange Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Cherry Tree Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 46.0% for Vange Primary School and Nursery and 0.0% for Cherry Tree Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Vange Primary School and Nursery (40.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cherry Tree Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Vange Primary School and Nursery versus Cherry Tree Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BasildonVange Primary School and NurseryBasildonCherry Tree Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureF29/100
Local ranking276th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure393rd of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll111 423
Capacity105 420
LocationBasildon, SS16 4QA Basildon, SS16 4AG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% Stronger figure0.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census111 423
Free school meals (ever 6)37.8% 43.1%
English as an additional language16.2% 23.2%
SEN support27.9% 24.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence9.9% 9.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.7% Stronger figure31.8% 15.8%

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.

Vange Primary School and Nursery

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