Kingswood Primary School and Nursery

About Kingswood Primary School and Nursery

Kingswood Primary School and Nursery in Basildon is a state-funded mixed primary for ages 3 to 11 that currently has 446 pupils on roll, exceeding its official capacity of 420. That overspill is reflected in its admissions data for the 2025/26 intake: the school received 149 applications for just 60 places, making it significantly oversubscribed. Of those, 54 families put it as their first preference, and only 48 received first-preference offers. The oversubscription ratio of 2.48 per place signals strong local demand. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 15.5 per cent, which is below the national average for primary schools (typically around 23 per cent) and suggests a relatively less deprived intake compared with many schools nationally. The school has a nursery provision, so children can join from age three, and it operates under a non-religious character with no formal sixth form.

Academically, Kingswood’s most recent Key Stage 2 results from 2023/24 show a mixed picture. Just 37 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the local authority average of 62 per cent for similar schools. The school’s ranking within Basildon places it 37th out of 39 primary schools on this metric, putting it in the bottom 50 per cent nationally. Individual subject scores are more encouraging: average scaled scores in reading and maths both sit at 101, exactly the national benchmark. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in reading (10 per cent), maths (14 per cent) and writing (8 per cent) is low. The school has held a Good rating from Ofsted since at least 2014, and its most recent ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed it remains Good. Leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness were all graded Good in the last full graded inspection in 2018.

On the practical side, Kingswood offers a solid range of facilities including a library, ICT suite, music rooms, sports hall, playing fields and a forest school. Sports provision covers dance, netball, swimming, athletics, rounders, cross country and gymnastics, while after-school clubs include art, drama, gardening, book club and eco club. The school’s SEND provision is notably broad, with support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, dyslexia and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Lee Chapel Primary School, just 1.3 km away. Kingswood is best suited to families who prioritise a well-subscribed local school with strong SEND support and a broad extracurricular offer, but who are comfortable with academic outcomes that sit below the Essex average.

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