Quilters Junior School
Laindon Road, Billericay, CM12 9LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Billericay Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Wade
- Federation
- Quilters Federation
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 262
- URN
- 114801
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277652339
About this school
Quilters Junior School is a foundation primary school in Billericay. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 262 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Quilters Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 67 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 79% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 15% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 90% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 90% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Quilters Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Quilters Junior School compares
Quilters Junior School ranked 26th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.6% | 6% | 262 | — |
| Quilters Infant School | — | 3.2% | 5% | 181 | 0.0 miles |
| South Green Junior School | 46% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| South Green Infant School | — | 5.3% | 16.9% | 172 | 0.6 miles |
| Sunnymede Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 389 | 0.9 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 96% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 419 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.99%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.64%
- Persistent absence
- 4.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Quilters Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Billericay
-
South Green Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Billericay
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South Green Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Billericay
-
Sunnymede Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Billericay
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Billericay
Other schools in Billericay
Quilters Junior School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Billericay.
- Brightside Primary School Primary
- Buttsbury Primary School Primary
- Crays Hill Primary School Primary
- Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Quilters Infant School Primary
- South Green Infant School Primary
- South Green Junior School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Sunnymede Primary School Primary
- Mayflower High School Secondary
- The Billericay School Secondary
- Ramsden Hall Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Quilters Junior School teach?
- Quilters Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Billericay.
- Who is the headteacher of Quilters Junior School?
- The headteacher of Quilters Junior School is Mr Mike Wade, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Quilters Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Quilters Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Quilters Junior School?
- Quilters Junior School has 262 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Quilters Junior School full?
- Quilters Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 262 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Quilters Junior School a faith school?
- No. Quilters Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Quilters Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Quilters Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Quilters Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Quilters Junior School is part of Billericay Community Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Quilters Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Quilters Junior School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Quilters Junior School ranked 26th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Quilters Junior School's absence rate?
- Quilters Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Quilters Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Quilters Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.