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South Green Infant School

Billericay, CM11 2TG · Essex · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2014 Mixed Primary
OfstedGood
Pupils172
FSM15.1%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2023-11-20 · Tap to collapse

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Overview: South Green Infant School continues to be a good school, where pupils are happy and feel safe, and parents are very positive about the school. The school has high expectations and is ambitious for all pupils, and they achieve well, including those with SEND.

Strengths:

  • Pupils are happy and feel safe at the school, with warm and positive relationships with each other and with staff.
  • Pupils behave well, with a well-established behaviour system that recognises and celebrates positive behaviour.
  • The school has high expectations and is ambitious for all pupils, and they achieve well, including those with SEND.
  • Pupils develop the skills needed to become confident and fluent readers, with effective training for staff and regular review of pupils' reading skills.
  • The school ensures that the early years curriculum prepares children well for what they will learn in Year 1 and Year 2, with a carefully planned and well-resourced indoor and outdoor environment.

Areas to improve:

  • In a few subjects, other than English and mathematics, the school has not yet refined its curriculum documentation to ensure that it clearly identifies the key knowledge and skills that pupils should know and remember.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

'Priority admission area' (catchment) is an explicit oversubscription criterion before the distance tiebreaker; Essex publishes an online catchment-area finder.

Source: Essex admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2014-05-14)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good

What the entrance test covers

Essex has TWO different 11+ tests: 1. The CSSE exam — used by King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford), Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester County High School for Girls, and the Southend grammar schools: English (60 minutes — comprehension, applied reasoning and a short continuous-writing element) and Mathematics (60 minutes, Key Stage 2-based), each marked out of 60. NO verbal or non-verbal reasoning; written (not purely multiple-choice) answers. One registration (csse.org.uk) and one mid-September sitting covers all CSSE schools; a combined standardised score around 303+ has historically been the consideration threshold. 2. Chelmsford County High School for Girls — NOT in the CSSE: it runs its own FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) test, registered direct with the school on a separate date. FSCE questions can draw on the whole primary curriculum to the end of Year 5, in a different style from the CSSE papers — a girl applying to CCHS plus other Essex grammars prepares for two different exam formats.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

South Green Junior School 0.0 mi · Primary · Good Billericay, CM12 9RJ St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi · Primary · Outstanding Billericay, CM11 2UB Quilters Junior School 0.6 mi · Primary · Outstanding Billericay, CM12 9LD Quilters Infant School 0.6 mi · Primary · Outstanding Billericay, CM12 9LD Sunnymede Primary School 0.8 mi · Primary · Good Billericay, CM11 2HL Buttsbury Primary School 1.9 mi · Primary · Outstanding Billericay, CM12 0QR

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Essex admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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