The Billericay School

State-Funded School

the-billericay-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Basildon and BillericayConstituency

CM12 9LHPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Billericay School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,729 pupils. The Billericay School is part of Compass Education Trust Ltd.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.5

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,729

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,729
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Compass Education Trust Ltd

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 February 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.