SCHOOL PROFILE

Quilters Junior School

Primary Foundation school URN 114801
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 256 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Essex
Trust Billericay Community Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 262 262 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 134 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 128 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.6%
20.2 pts below England
School 4.6%
Basildon 24.2%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.7%
17.6 pts below England
School 2.7%
Basildon 15.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Basildon 1.8%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.2%
218
White and Asian
4.6%
12
Any other White background
4.2%
11
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
5
Any other Asian background
1.5%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.8% 44 of 262 pupils
4.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.8%
Basildon 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.3% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts above
EHC plans 1.5% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Other difficulty or disability 10
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Speech, language & communication 5
Specific learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Basildon 59.7%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Basildon 71.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

92.0%

21.7 pts above England

School 92.0%
Basildon 70.2%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Basildon 71.5%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.58 pts lower than England
School 3.64%
Basildon 6.97%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.00 pts lower than England
School 4.81%
Basildon 17.78%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Basildon 2.43%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

102.3% 14.2 pts above England
Quilters Junior School
102.3%
Basildon
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information