The Billericay School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Billericay, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Billericay School is a secondary school in Billericay, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 February 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Billericay School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 207 first-choice applications for 277 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 13th lowest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 202 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (2%) were not offered a place; 75 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 50 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Billericay, CM12 9LH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,729 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning at The Billericay School.”
- “They value the support they receive from staff for their progress and well-being.”
- “Pupils treat each other and adults with respect.”
To improve
- “Published outcomes for 2023 show that pupils in key stage 4 did not achieve as highly as they should.”
- “This was principally the result of high levels of persistent absence by some pupils.”
- “While their attendance is improving, disadvantaged pupils often do not attend as well as their peers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 207 first-preference applications, 277 offers in total, 202 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Mayflower High School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The James Hornsby School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Martin's School Brentwood 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- De La Salle School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Bromfords School 3.9 mi Not judged
- Woodlands School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anglo European School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Shenfield High School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published