Secondary
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road, Basildon, SS15 5NX
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1040 of 900 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Trust
- ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
GCSE results
26%
38.9
4th of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Basildon we can score - 5 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 |
| Entered the EBacc | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 25% |
| 22/23 | 28% |
| 23/24 | 30% |
| 24/25 | 26% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.37 |
| 22/23 | -0.32 |
| 23/24 | -0.32 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.3 |
| 22/23 | 41.8 |
| 23/24 | 40.2 |
| 24/25 | 38.9 |
Leinster Road, Basildon, SS15 5NX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Tammy Nicholls
- Address
- Leinster Road, Basildon, SS15 5NX
- Telephone
- 01268582400