Quilters Infant SchoolBrightside Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Billericay.
Summary of the comparison
Quilters Infant School and Brightside Primary School are primary schools in Billericay.
Quilters Infant School scores 91 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Brightside Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Quilters Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Quilters Infant School was judged Outstanding and Brightside Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brightside Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BillericayQuilters Infant School | BillericayBrightside Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A91/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 374th of 430 in Essex | 173rd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 180 | 592 | |
| Capacity | 174 | 600 | |
| Location | Billericay, CM12 9LD | Billericay, CM12 0LE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 76.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 180 | 592 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.0% | 15.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.2% | 3.5% | |
| SEN support | 8.9% | 16.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.2% Stronger figure | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 3.3% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Quilters Infant School
Brightside Primary School
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