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St John's School

Independent · ages 2-16MixedIndependent (grammar)274 pupilsNurseryEssex
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths42%England 46%
Places276 spare274 pupils, 550 places
Pupils on roll274Census January 2024

St John's School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 2 to 16. It has 274 pupils and room for 550.

47-49 Stock Road, Billericay, CM12 0AR01277 623070stjohnsschool.netMr Andreas Angeli headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

26 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score45.4
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths42%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths73%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 50.050.020182019: 46.746.720192022: 52.852.820222023: 48.948.920232024: 50.950.920242025: 45.445.42025
Since 2018: -4.6
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018EssexEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11264122403330
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 845.450.948.952.846.750.046.046.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths42%54%45%63%58%57%44%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths73%78%68%78%79%80%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score3.614.024.124.414.104.344.064.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry4%17%23%18%21%20%39%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 13 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Statistics88%grades 9 to 5, England 51%
Mathematics63%grades 9 to 5, England 53%
What is taught hereOffers triple science.
HumanitiesSocial Studies7

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
48%England 54%
63%England 58%
Mathematics24 entries
63%England 53%
35%England 36%
Statistics16 entries
88%England 51%
67%England 56%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
English Language2524%48%80%54%
English Literature2413%63%96%58%
Mathematics2417%63%79%53%
Combined Science170%35%77%36%
Statistics1619%88%100%51%
Physical Education120%67%83%56%
Drama70%29%57%60%
Social Studies729%71%100%54%
Physics633%100%100%82%
Food Preparation & Nutrition617%67%83%52%
Chemistry633%83%100%81%
Biology650%100%100%82%
Art and Design650%67%100%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
40.249.2
Gap 9.0England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll274Census January 2024
Places55050% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support26%71 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls126 / 148
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll274280293292309308
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support26%27%23%22%21%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m9912 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate68 per 1,000 people26% lower than the England average
Typical house price£360,000Basildon
Nearest bus stop40 mSt John's School, 4 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Buttsbury Primary SchoolAcademy800 m863Report card 202695Compare
Mayflower High SchoolAcademy860 m1,616Report card 202552Compare
Sunnymede Primary SchoolFoundation0.8 miles389No overall grade 202585Compare
Brightside Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles621Not inspected80Compare
The Billericay SchoolAcademy1.0 miles1,729Good 202457Compare
Quilters Infant SchoolFoundation1.0 miles181Not inspectedCompare
Quilters Junior SchoolFoundation1.0 miles262Not inspected95Compare
Ramsden Hall AcademyAcademy1.2 miles116Good 2022Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St John's School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score St John's School yet.

How good are St John's School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 42% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 45.4, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does St John's School have?

274 pupils aged 2 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 550 places, so it is 50% full.

Does St John's School have an entrance exam?

Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
47-49 Stock Road, Billericay, CM12 0AR
Telephone
01277 623070
Website
www.stjohnsschool.net
Headteacher
Mr Andreas Angeli
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 2-16, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Essex
Ward
Billericay West
Constituency
Basildon and Billericay
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
7 March 1928
URN
115399 · LAESTAB 8816013 · UKPRN 10017620

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from