Sunnymede Primary SchoolButtsbury Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Billericay.

Summary of the comparison

Sunnymede Primary School and Buttsbury Primary School are primary schools in Billericay.

  • Sunnymede Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Buttsbury Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Buttsbury Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sunnymede Primary School was judged the expected standard and Buttsbury Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Sunnymede Primary School and 79.0% for Buttsbury Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Sunnymede Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Buttsbury Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sunnymede Primary School versus Buttsbury Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BillericaySunnymede Primary SchoolBillericayButtsbury Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking37th of 430 in Essex 15th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll405 856
Capacity420 872
LocationBillericay, CM11 2HL Billericay, CM12 0QR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 79.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard18.0% 25.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census405 856
Free school meals (ever 6)11.6% 5.4%
English as an additional language7.9% 3.6%
SEN support11.4% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.5% 3.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Sunnymede Primary School

Buttsbury Primary School

Full profiles: Sunnymede Primary School · Buttsbury Primary School