The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5NX
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,040 (524 boys, 516 girls)
- Capacity: 900
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 48%
- Telephone: 01268582400
- Ofsted: Good (6 Oct 2021); report card, no overall grade (inspected 3 Feb 2026)
- Attainment 8: 41.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 804 applications, 202 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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