The Billericay School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 136861
- Address
- School Road, CM12 9LH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1702 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
White British 79.6%
Mixed 6%
Other White 4%
African 3.1%
Unclassified 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.49
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
The Billericay School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 277
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 227
- 3rd preference
- 208
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 285 151 134 |
| Year 8 | 281 160 121 |
| Year 9 | 277 152 125 |
| Year 10 | 270 138 132 |
| Year 11 | 263 143 120 |
| Year 12 | 178 83 95 |
| Year 13 | 148 86 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 49.0% 53.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 15.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 8.0% 3.4% 2.4% |