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Ryedene Primary and Nursery School

Basildon, SS16 4SYPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
66%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
40 1st-choice / 47 places
Ranking
#5,830
of 13,686 nationally

About Ryedene Primary and Nursery School

Ryedene Primary and Nursery School in Basildon holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent graded inspections. The most recent ungraded inspection in March 2025 found that the school had improved significantly since its last full inspection in 2019, where it also received a Good overall. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is its Key Stage 2 performance in reading, writing and maths combined. In the 2023/24 academic year, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in all three subjects, which sits above the local authority average of 62%. The school also achieved a ranking score of 66 on this metric, placing it 17th out of 39 primary schools in the Basildon local authority area and within the top 50% nationally.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressRyedene, Vange, Basildon, Basildon, SS16 4SY
HeadteacherAdam Toomer
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils425
Free School Meals (FSM)39.8%
School Capacity425 / 420 (101% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (26 Mar 2025): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 22 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
ICT SuiteSports HallMusic RoomsPlaying FieldsOutdoor PlaygroundLibraryArt StudiosGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

DanceSwimmingGymnasticsCricketNetball

Clubs & Activities

GardeningDramaChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: ryedene.essex.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Ryedene Primary and Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.