Basildon C.E. Primary School
Primary · Reading · RG8 8PD
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 22 February 2023
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- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.basildonprimary.org.uk
- URN
- 151958
In figures
We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 22 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Reading school admissions · West Berkshire school admissions
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 54.6% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 7.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 55.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 5.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 58% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 80.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 7.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 12% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 59% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.4% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 55.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 1.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016256 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £850,00033 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £640,000–£1,200,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 5a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 2a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted