The Billericay School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address School Road
Billericay
Essex
CM12 9LH
Phone 01277655191
Reference Number 136861

Description

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The Billericay School, situated at CM12 9LH, is an academy secondary school and sixth form college with an extensive history, established in 1938 and having predecessors dating back to 1878. The school's current roll includes nearly 1,700 students, encompassing an oversubscribed Sixth Form with over 300 students. It is recognized as the largest school in Essex and follows a "Caring About Success" motto, aiming to support students in reaching their full potential.

The curriculum is broad and diverse, aiming to produce future-ready citizens, with enrichment opportunities spanning both inside and outside the classroom. The school specializes in mathematics and computing and is led by Headmaster Patrick Berry. With an aging range from 11 to 18 years, The Billericay School has approximately 777 female students and 918 male students, according to its gender distribution.

Overseen by Chair of Governors Colin Breathwick and Headteacher Patrick Berry, the school provides dedicated, experienced, and enthusiastic staff to deliver high-quality teaching, maintaining its status as a School Road-based institution. The curriculum is complemented by enrichment endeavors and uncovers a wide array of house points—Scott, Keller, Edison, Curie, and Newton—reflected in the school's black and gold colors. In its latest Ofsted inspection in 2018, the school was graded as 'good'.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1697
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.57%
Girls: 46.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 162 122 284
8 150 124 274
9 135 135 270
10 152 124 276
11 138 129 267
12 89 68 157
13 83 86 169

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.9%
White, Other 3.7%
African 3.1%
Unclassified 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
Indian 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-04-12
Date Description Report
2024-02-28 School inspection School inspection
2018-05-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-10-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as The Billericay School
2011-01-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-24 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-09-20 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-01-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-24 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-09-20 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
46.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 52% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 65% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 37.54 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 37.31 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 15.2% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 274 34
Third Preference 173 14
From another Local Authority 3 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Quilters Junior School
Laindon Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9LD
0.23 miles
Quilters Infant School
Laindon Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9LD
0.23 miles
South Green Junior School
Hickstars Lane, South Green, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9RJ
0.43 miles
South Green Infant School
Ganels Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2TG
0.48 miles
Sunnymede Primary School
The Meadoway, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2HL
0.83 miles
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
West Ridge, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1UJ
1 miles
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Coxes Farm Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UB
1 miles
Buttsbury Infant School
Perry Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0NX
1.53 miles
Brightside Primary School
Brightside, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0LE
1.62 miles
Buttsbury Junior School
Norsey View Drive, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0QR
1.65 miles
Noak Bridge Primary School
Coppice Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS15 4JS
2.37 miles
Millhouse Primary School
Tavistock Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5QF
2.53 miles
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
Church Hill, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5SE
2.6 miles
Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1NU
2.71 miles
Crays Hill Primary School
London Road, Crays Hill, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UZ
2.76 miles
The Phoenix Primary School
Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5NQ
3.03 miles
Janet Duke Primary School
Markhams Chase, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5LS
3.09 miles
Merrylands Primary School
Cumberland Drive, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 6QS
3.12 miles
Willowbrook Primary School
Rosen Crescent, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 2TU
3.2 miles
Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School
Claughton Way, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 1JW
3.23 miles
Name Distance
Mayflower High School
Stock Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0RT
1.64 miles
Ramsden Hall Academy
Heath Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1HN
1.72 miles
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5NX
2.86 miles
The Pioneer School
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA
3.13 miles
De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA
3.25 miles
St Martin's School Brentwood
Hanging Hill Lane, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 2HG
3.3 miles
The Bromfords School
Grange Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0LZ
3.94 miles
Woodlands School
Woodlands Approach, Woodlands School, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5BA
3.98 miles
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0PW
4 miles
Shenfield High School
Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8RY
4.08 miles
Anglo European School
Willow Green, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 0DJ
4.18 miles
Endeavour Co-Operative Academy
Hogarth Avenue, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8BE
4.27 miles
The Basildon Lower Academy
Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1UX
4.3 miles
Brentwood County High School
Seven Arches Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4JF
4.77 miles
The Basildon Upper Academy
Wickford Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3HL
4.87 miles
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Queen's Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4EX
4.89 miles
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