St John's School
47-49 Stock Road, Billericay, CM12 0AR
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andreas Angeli
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 550
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 115399
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277623070
About this school
St John's School is an independent school in Essex. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 274 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St John's School under its current framework. 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
St John's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 1928, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 41 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 50.9 | 45.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 53.7% | 42.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 78% | 73.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 17.1% | 3.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St John's 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 | 48.9 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.4 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 292 |
| 2023/24 | 293 |
| 2024/25 | 280 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 71
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ramsden Hall Academy1.1 miles
Academies · Billericay
-
Woodlands School Hutton Manor2.3 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
-
Children's Support Service4.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Wickford
-
Castledon School4.3 miles
Academies · Wickford
-
Lift Pioneer4.5 miles
Academies · Basildon
Common questions
- What year groups does St John's School teach?
- St John's School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in Essex.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's School?
- The headteacher of St John's School is Mr Andreas Angeli, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St John's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St John's School?
- St John's School has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is St John's School full?
- St John's School has capacity for 550 pupils and 274 on roll (50%), 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 St John's School a faith school?
- No. St John's School has no designated religious character.
- Is St John's School a selective school?
- Yes. St John's School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have St John's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 in 2022/23 and 45.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St John's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's 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 24 July 2026.