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Mayflower High School

Academy converter · Billericay · CM12 0RT

Ages 11–18 · 1,616 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Attainment 8

48.2

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-12-09

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.19
−20+2
Attainment 848.2
English & maths grade 5+49%
English & maths grade 4+71%
EBacc entry62%

EBacc APS: 4.5

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
1,364

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

230

Places offered

266

1st-preference offers

223

Total preferences (any rank)
857
Preferred offers (top 3)
266
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

1,616 pupils · 1,700 places

Pupils on roll
1,616
Boys / girls
846 / 770
School capacity
1,700
Capacity fill
1,616 / 1,700 (95%)
Free school meals
10.6%
FSM pupils
139
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: MAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL
Academy trust
MAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mr Damian Lee

Location

Address
Stock Road
Postcode
CM12 0RT
Town
Billericay
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Basildon
Constituency
Basildon and Billericay
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
19 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Billericay, Essex, 1,616 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 10.6%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Billericay
13
Secondary schools in Billericay
2
Academies among open schools in Billericay
54% (7)
Open schools in CM12
8
Secondary in CM12
2
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Secondary in Essex LA
79

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BillericayNear CM12

  • The Billericay School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Billericay · CM12 9LH · Essex

    Ages 11–18

    • Att849.2
    • P80.0
    • EM5+50%
    • Absence8.6%

    1.5 miles away

  • Buttsbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM3.8%

    0.3 miles away

  • St John's School

    Other independent school

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    Ages 2–16

    • Att850.9
    • EM5+54%

    0.5 miles away

  • Ramsden Hall Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 10–16

    • Att82.6
    • P8-2.1
    • EM5+5%
    • Absence39.4%

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  • Sunnymede Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM13.4%
    • Demand0.91

    1.1 miles away

  • Brightside Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Billericay · CM12 0LE · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand0.90

    1.1 miles away

  • Quilters Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Foundation school · Primary

    Billericay · CM12 9LD · Essex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM4.6%

    1.5 miles away

  • Quilters Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Foundation school · Primary

    Billericay · CM12 9LD · Essex

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM4.4%
    • Demand1.55

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Damian Lee
Telephone
01277623171
Website
www.mayflowerhigh.essex.sch.uk

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