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Cherry Tree Primary School

Church Road, Basildon, SS16 4AG

Local ranking393rd of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
0.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
55.0%
Writing (Expected)
0.0%
Maths (Expected)
53.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
45.0%
Reading avg scaled score
102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
100.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
423
Boys
214 (51%)
Girls
209 (49%)
Capacity
420 (101% full)
SEND
26.5%
FSM Eligible
43.1%
EAL
23.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
24.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,353/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
9.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
31.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 56.3%
  • White Other: 15.7%
  • Black African: 8.3%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 3.3%
  • Asian Indian: 3.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 2.9%
  • Black Other: 2.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.7%

56.3%

White British

15.7%

White Other

8.3%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
143452
UKPRN
10062430
Establishment No.
3253
Trust
BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST

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