South Green Junior School
Hickstars Lane, South Green, Billericay, CM12 9RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Billericay Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Benjeddi
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 114946
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277651897
About this school
South Green Junior School is a foundation primary school in Billericay. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 222 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 60 | 58 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 67% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 14% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 86% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 78% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 South Green 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 | 57% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Green Junior School compares
South Green Junior School ranked 345th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 222 | — |
| South Green Infant School | — | 5.3% | 16.9% | 172 | 0.0 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 96% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 419 | 0.6 miles |
| Quilters Infant School | — | 3.2% | 5% | 181 | 0.6 miles |
| Quilters Junior School | 85% | 3.6% | 6% | 262 | 0.6 miles |
| Sunnymede Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 389 | 0.8 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)
- 17.72%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 8.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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South Green Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Billericay
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Billericay
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Quilters Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Billericay
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Quilters Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Billericay
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Sunnymede Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Billericay
Other schools in Billericay
South Green Junior School ranks 6th 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
- Quilters Junior School Primary
- South Green Infant 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 South Green Junior School teach?
- South Green Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Billericay.
- Who is the headteacher of South Green Junior School?
- The headteacher of South Green Junior School is Mrs Elizabeth Benjeddi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Green Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Green 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 big is South Green Junior School?
- South Green Junior School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is South Green Junior School full?
- South Green Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 222 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 South Green Junior School a faith school?
- No. South Green Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Green Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South Green Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs South Green Junior School?
- South Green 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 South Green Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Green Junior School rank locally?
- South Green Junior School ranked 345th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Green Junior School's absence rate?
- South Green Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Green Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Green 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.