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Janet Duke Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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corporate_fareCRESCO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBasildon, SS15 5LS

phone 1268543744

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

668

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Janet Duke Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Basildon, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Janet Duke Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Basildon, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of CRESCO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 629 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #356 of 387 primaries in Essex and #12,907 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 61%

Reading58% LA 74%

Writing51% LA 70%

Maths53% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading58% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.1

-3.4 to -1.0

0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-0.7 to 1.5

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.7 to -0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.5

-3.6 to -1.0

-1.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 0.0

-4.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.9 to -3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%

Reading-% LA 75%

Writing-% LA 77%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.3

Write

LA -0.2

Maths

LA -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-21

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-05-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-12

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 629 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	629	2	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	629	12	1.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	640	7	1.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	638	5	0.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	640	5	0.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	669	6	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	668	3	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	651	15	2.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	647	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	636	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	632	6	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	633	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	636	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	638	9	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	626	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	626	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	623	9	1.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	635	5	0.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	649	3	0.5%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	642	10	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	625	12	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	623	4	0.6%	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 46 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 34 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 33 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 26 pupils

Physical Disability 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils