St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School is a converter academy in Basildon for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 176 pupils and room for 180. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Wickhay, Basildon, SS15 5AF01268 524263stannelineinfant.co.ukMrs Melanie Clayton headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference.
How places were given out for September 2026. The last place was given under this rule: Criterion 12.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | 117 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (13), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Moderate learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 176 | 178 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 9% | 11% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 74% | 65% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 2.5% | 4.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 11.7% | 8.1% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 4.7% | 15.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for St Anne Line Catholic Infant School, the school this one replaced in February 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anne Line Catholic Junior School | Roman Catholic | 0 m | 250 | No overall grade 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Lee Chapel Primary School | Academy | 640 m | 1,062 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| Janet Duke Primary School | Academy | 670 m | 611 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| Ghyllgrove Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 630 | No overall grade 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| The Phoenix Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 717 | No overall grade 2025 | 74 | Compare |
| Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery | Free school | 0.8 miles | 356 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery | Academy | 0.8 miles | 217 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| Kingswood Primary School and Nursery | Foundation | 0.9 miles | 444 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Anne Line Catholic Infant School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Anne Line Catholic Infant School yet.
How many pupils does St Anne Line Catholic Infant School have?
176 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 98% full.
Is St Anne Line Catholic Infant School oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at St Anne Line Catholic Infant School?
Pupils were in school 95.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 12% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St Anne Line Catholic Infant School?
The average class had 29.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Wickhay, Basildon, SS15 5AF
- Telephone
- 01268 524263
- Website
- www.stannelineinfant.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Clayton
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Diocese of Brentwood
- Multi-academy trust
- Christus Catholic Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Lee Chapel North
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150248 · LAESTAB 8813451 · UKPRN 10093670
- Formerly
- St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Essex council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.