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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 1 May 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry1,054 applications · 277 places offered · 207 named it first
- 2026 3.8; Essex median median 2.8
- 2025 3.9; Essex median median 2.7
- 2024 3.6; Essex median median 2.8
- 2023 3.4; Essex median median 2.7
- 2022 3.3; Essex median median 2.7
- 2021 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
- 2020 3.3; Essex median median 2.8
- 2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.7
- 2018 3.1; Essex median median 2.6
- 2017 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
- 2016 3.4; Essex median median 2.6
- 2015 3.4; Essex median median 2.5
- 2014 3.3; Essex median median 2.6
- This school
- Essex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 277 | 1,054 | 3.8 | 207 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2025 | 277 | 1,076 | 3.9 | 245 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 | 281 | 1,017 | 3.6 | 234 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2023 | 282 | 954 | 3.4 | 219 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2022 | 280 | 911 | 3.3 | 235 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2021 | 278 | 892 | 3.2 | 243 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2020 | 275 | 915 | 3.3 | 249 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 | 277 | 812 | 2.9 | 206 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2018 | 275 | 841 | 3.1 | 227 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2017 | 284 | 876 | 3.1 | 258 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2016 | 273 | 926 | 3.4 | 283 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2015 | 274 | 937 | 3.4 | 330 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2014 | 272 | 906 | 3.3 | 292 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 258 | 47.3 | 48% | 68% | – |
| 2024/25 | 263 | 50.0 | 48% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 266 | 49.2 | 50% | 72% | +0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 275 | 47.0 | 52% | 72% | −0.41 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Harris Academy BillericayThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.8applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Essex20253.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · Essex20264.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20243.7applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · EssexRemains Good20245.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 6.3 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20243.1applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · EssexRemains Good20233.8applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · EssexGood20243.8applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
- 6.6 km · EssexRemains Good20244.3applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136861 · 881/5468
- Trust
- Harris Federation
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,683 pupils · 1,729 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- The Billericay School (URN 115384)
- Address
- School Road, Billericay, CM12 9LH
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources