Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand

Quilters Infant School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Michael Wade

corporate_fareBillericay Community Trust

location_onBillericay, CM12 9LD

language Visit Website phone 1277624773

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2018

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Students

184

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Demand Ratio

1.6x

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Quilters Infant School is a Foundation school primary school in Billericay, serving ages 4-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.6× more applications than places — plan well ahead.

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School Summary

Quilters Infant School is a foundation school in Billericay, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-7. It is part of Billericay Community Trust. The school has approximately 180 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.6× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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14 November 2018

Inspection Report

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20 February 2018

Inspection Report

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13 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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26 November 2008

Inspection Report

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03 November 2006

Inspection Report

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29 September 2005

Inspection Report

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04 December 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-11-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-02-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-13

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 180 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	180	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	180	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	181	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	181	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	181	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	184	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	184	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	184	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	183	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	184	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	184	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	182	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	182	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	183	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	180	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	180	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	180	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	179	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	179	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	180	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	181	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	181	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	181	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	183	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	183	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	182	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Quilters Infant School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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