Mayflower High 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, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Mayflower High School is a secondary school in Billericay, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Mayflower High 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 drew 232 first-choice applications for 258 offers; 224 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level rated average.
- Its December 2025 inspection gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome, in March 2023, was Requires improvement.
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
- Stock Road, Billericay, CM12 0RT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,616 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 December 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are benefitting from the positive changes leaders are making.”
- “They rise to the challenge of meeting leaders’ higher expectations.”
- “There is a positive and inclusive culture here.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not develop their writing skills so well.”
- “This means that a small number of pupils do not produce written work that reflects the depth of their understanding of key topics.”
- “Sometimes the questions teachers ask do not always help pupils extend their thinking.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2026 (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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 232 first-preference applications, 258 offers in total, 224 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.
- The Billericay School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anglo European School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's School Brentwood 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Bromfords School 4.0 mi Not judged
- The James Hornsby School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shenfield High School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- De La Salle School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beauchamps High School 5.1 mi Not judged Last distance published