Academy converter · Essex

St Peter's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147282URN

Coxes Farm Road, Billericay, CM11 2UB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

133 applications for 60 places · 199th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

96%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

133 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St Peter's Catholic Primary School (URN 115167), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	60	133	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2025	60	126	2.1	60	1.00
Sep 2024	55	125	2.3	53	0.96
Sep 2023	60	130	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2022	60	131	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2021	59	122	2.1	45	0.76
Sep 2020 *	60	168	2.8	73	1.22
Sep 2019 *	60	142	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2018 *	53	113	2.1	48	0.91
Sep 2017 *	60	160	2.7	58	0.97
Sep 2016 *	60	144	2.4	64	1.07
Sep 2015 *	60	130	2.2	55	0.92
Sep 2014 *	60	118	2.0	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 98% · Maths 98% → all three 96% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard96%3rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard98%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth60%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard58%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	96%	39%	110	111
2023/24	85%	29%	108	109
2022/23	84%	21%	108	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
South Green Infant School
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
South Green Junior School
1.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

46%met the SATs standard
Sunnymede Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Quilters Junior School
1.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

85%met the SATs standard
Quilters Infant School
1.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

5.1applications per place
Noak Bridge Primary School
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Crays Hill Primary School
2.9 km · Essex

Good2022

4.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
3.3 km · Essex

Good2023

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147282 · 881/3471
Trust: Christus Catholic Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 5.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: St Peter's Catholic Primary School (URN 115167)
Address: Coxes Farm Road, Billericay, CM11 2UB
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources