School admissions in Basildon

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Basildon in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 28 schools in Basildon first 1,445 times for 1,450 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Essex authority's 411 schools. 6 of the 28 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 5 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.52 miles (Greensted Primary School & Nursery) to 2.41 miles (Noak Bridge Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Basildon first 959 times for 849 places: 1.13 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Essex authority's 78 schools. 3 of the 4 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

28 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Lee Chapel Primary SchoolBasildon	1.29	119	0.966 miles 2026
Chapel Hill Primary School & NurseryBasildon	1.23	60	1.214 miles 2026
Greensted Primary School & NurseryBasildon	1.22	60	0.519 miles 2026
St Anne Line Catholic Infant SchoolBasildon	1.10	60	not published
Northlands Primary School and NurseryBasildon	1.06	90	0.787 miles 2026
The Phoenix Primary SchoolBasildon	1.05	88	not published
Maple Grove Primary SchoolBasildon	1.00	29	not published
Vange Primary School and NurseryBasildon	1.00	6	not published
Briscoe Primary School & NurseryBasildon	0.98	43	not published
Lincewood Primary AcademyBasildon	0.98	43	not published
Cherry Tree Primary SchoolBasildon	0.98	42	not published
Ghyllgrove Primary SchoolBasildon	0.96	53	not published
The Willows Primary SchoolBasildon	0.95	82	not published
Merrylands Primary SchoolBasildon	0.95	57	not published
St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers GiffordBasildon	0.94	18	not published
Great Berry Primary SchoolBasildon	0.92	60	not published
Kingswood Primary School and NurseryBasildon	0.92	60	not published
Millhouse Primary SchoolBasildon	0.91	70	not published
Janet Duke Primary SchoolBasildon	0.91	57	not published
Whitmore Primary School and NurseryBasildon	0.91	76	not published
Bardfield AcademyBasildon	0.91	32	not published
Eversley Primary SchoolBasildon	0.89	46	not published
Noak Bridge Primary SchoolBasildon	0.87	30	2.409 miles 2026
Felmore Primary SchoolBasildon	0.86	37	not published
Ryedene Primary and Nursery SchoolBasildon	0.85	47	not published
Fairhouse Community Primary SchoolBasildon	0.83	29	not published
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, BasildonBasildon	0.81	26	not published
Laindon Park Primary School & NurseryBasildon	0.80	30	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

4 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places
De La Salle SchoolBasildon	1.46	147
Harris Academy KingswoodBasildon	1.39	287
The James Hornsby SchoolBasildon	1.28	202
The Basildon Lower AcademyBasildon	0.40	213