SCHOOL PROFILE

Quilters Infant School

Primary Foundation school URN 114884
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 174 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Essex
Trust Billericay Community Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 181 181 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 95 52.5% of pupils
Male pupils 86 47.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.4%
20.4 pts below England
School 4.4%
Basildon 24.2%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.2%
18.1 pts below England
School 2.2%
Basildon 15.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Basildon 1.8%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.4%
160
Any other White background
3.3%
6
Any other Asian background
1.7%
3
Indian
1.7%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
3
Bangladeshi
1.1%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 11.6% 21 of 181 pupils
9.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.6%
Basildon 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.3% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Speech, language & communication 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.15%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.06 pts lower than England
School 3.15%
Basildon 6.97%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.31%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.51 pts lower than England
School 3.31%
Basildon 17.78%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Basildon 2.43%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

104.0% 15.8 pts above England
Quilters Infant School
104.0%
Basildon
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information