Best Schools in Billericay

How many schools are there in Billericay?

Billericay has 14 open schools: 10 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Billericay are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Billericay were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Buttsbury Primary School, Quilters Infant School and Quilters Junior School. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 12 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolButtsbury Primary SchoolQuilters Infant SchoolQuilters Junior School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Billericay get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Billericay with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Mayflower High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.1 and 53% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Harris Academy Billericay, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.3 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Ramsden Hall Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 8.4 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Mayflower High SchoolHarris Academy BillericayRamsden Hall Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Billericay have the best SATs results?

Of the 7 primary schools in Billericay with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Peter's Catholic Primary School (96% in reading, 98% in maths); Quilters Junior School (92% in reading, 89% in maths); and Buttsbury Primary School (88% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolQuilters Junior SchoolButtsbury Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Billericay?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Billericay selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Billericay have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Billericay have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Billericay?

Apply to Essex through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.