Ramsden Hall Academy
Heath Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, CM11 1HN
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 10 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- PARALLEL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Antony Clements
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Parallel Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 142612
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277624580
About this school
Ramsden Hall Academy is a boys' special academy in Billericay. It teaches children aged 10 to 16 and has 116 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 14% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 95.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 93.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -10.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 20 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.22 -2.89 to -1.54 | -2.06 -2.94 to -1.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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 Ramsden Hall Academy 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 | 2.7 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.6 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 39.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 33.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 77.78%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 33.62%
- Persistent absence
- 70.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's School1.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Children's Support Service3.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Wickford
-
Castledon School3.3 miles
Academies · Wickford
-
Woodlands School Hutton Manor3.5 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
-
Lift Pioneer3.9 miles
Academies · Basildon
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 Infant 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Ramsden Hall Academy teach?
- Ramsden Hall Academy teaches children aged 10 to 16. It is a special school in Billericay.
- Who is the headteacher of Ramsden Hall Academy?
- The headteacher of Ramsden Hall Academy is Mr Antony Clements, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ramsden Hall Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ramsden Hall Academy, 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 Ramsden Hall Academy?
- Ramsden Hall Academy has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 16.
- Is Ramsden Hall Academy full?
- Ramsden Hall Academy has capacity for 100 pupils and 116 on roll (116%), 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 Ramsden Hall Academy a faith school?
- No. Ramsden Hall Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Ramsden Hall Academy?
- Ramsden Hall Academy is part of PARALLEL LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ramsden Hall Academy's absence rate?
- Ramsden Hall Academy's overall absence rate is 33.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ramsden Hall Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ramsden Hall Academy'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 2 July 2026.