Quilters Infant School
Laindon Road, Billericay, CM12 9LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Billericay Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Wade
- Federation
- Quilters Federation
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 174
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 114884
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277624773
About this school
Quilters Infant School is a foundation primary school in Billericay. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 181 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, 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.
Trends over time
How Quilters Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Quilters Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.2% | 5% | 181 | — |
| Quilters Junior School | 85% | 3.6% | 6% | 262 | 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%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.15%
- Persistent absence
- 3.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Quilters Junior 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
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Billericay
Other 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 Junior 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 year groups does Quilters Infant School teach?
- Quilters Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Billericay.
- Who is the headteacher of Quilters Infant School?
- The headteacher of Quilters Infant School is Mr Michael Wade, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Quilters Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Quilters Infant 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 big is Quilters Infant School?
- Quilters Infant School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Quilters Infant School full?
- Quilters Infant School has capacity for 174 pupils and 181 on roll (104%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Quilters Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Quilters Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Quilters Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Quilters Infant School?
- Quilters Infant 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.
- What is Quilters Infant School's absence rate?
- Quilters Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Quilters Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Quilters Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.