The Billericay School
Motto	'Caring about success'
Established	1938
Type	Secondary school
Students	c.1600
Location	Billericay, England
Colours	Black and Yellow
Website	Billericay School's website

Billericay School more formally known as The Billericay School is a mixed intake secondary school and sixth form college for children aged between 11 and 18 (school years 7 to 13) currently led by headmistress Sue Hammond.^[1] As of September 2004, the number of students attending was 1673.^[2] The school has recent Artsmark and Sportsmark designations and has Investors in People Status. Image File history File links Billericay_logo. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Statistics Population: 40,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ675945 Administration District: Basildon Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: Essex Police Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... Artsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England which awards schools for this provision in the arts. ... Sportsmark is Sport Englands accreditation scheme for secondary schools. ... Investors in People is a voluntary assessment scheme backed by the UK Department for Education and Skills. ...

The school is located in the town of Billericay, Essex in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The school was opened on the 4th May 1938 by admiral Sir Vernon Haggard using a ceremonial silver key handed to him by the first head teacher Mr P.G. White. Mr White later gained the nickname 'Tiggy White' amongst pupils.^[3] As the population of Billericay grew, Great Burstead School now known as Quilters Primary School became too small to accommodate all students, for this reason The Billericay School was built. Statistics Population: 40,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ675945 Administration District: Basildon Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: Essex Police Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Look up key in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Statistics Population: 40,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ675945 Administration District: Basildon Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: Essex Police Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town...

The school originally only had one main building that today would be recognised as 'A Block'. Over time the school has been developed and new school buildings have been built upon existing school ground.

List of Billericay School head teachers

1938 - P.G. White

1949 - Ronald Eden

1955 - John Goldwin

1968 - Arthur Lingard

1991 - Robert Goodier

1997 - Sue Hammond

Famous Alumni and visitors

Locally it is well known as the secondary school that the comedian Lee Evans attended. The sixth form was visited in May 2006 by the MP Tony Benn who gave a speech on politics to sixth-form students. Other talkers who have visited school include the anti-fascist campaigner Leon Greenman who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. Annually John Baron MP and current Shadow Health Secretary visits the School to give students a talk on politics and what he was doing within the constituency. The sixth form were also visited by Green Party activist Irene Willis, who arrived late after a run in with the law. Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Lee Evans (born 25 February 1964 in Avonmouth, Bristol, England) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. ... Tony Benn about to join March 2005 anti-war demo in London Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (born April 3, 1925), known as Tony Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British politician on the left of the Labour Party. ... Leon Greenman is an anti-fascism campaigner and survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. ... Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ...

History

Maths and Computing status

The School achieved Maths and Computing College status in 2003 allowing some use of selection based on aptitude in these subjects. It was thought that this status would generate an additional £1 million worth of funding, but a government policy on foundation schools had reduced this sum significantly. Mathematics and Computing Colleges were introduced in England in 1995 as part of the Governments Specialist Schools Programme which was designed to raise standards in secondary education. ...

Disused land sale

It is currently in the process of trying to sell the land adjacent to the school in order to raise funds for improvements throughout the site. This land was used for rural sciences when this formed part of the curriculum. There has been opposition to this as the land forms part of the green belt. A decision has yet to be reached on the issue as residents near the school fear that it may encourage further development from government officials in order to meet housing quotas in the South East. For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ...

Day structure changes

Between 2005 and 2006 the school made changes to its day structure. This involved cutting the lunchtime by 15 minutes reducing it to 45 minutes. In 2006 the school announced it was to split into houses groups. The houses were to be named after famous scientists. In addition to this the regular pattern of 'same year' registration groups were to be switched to a more influential system to stop bullying and encourage younger year groups to become more active within school life, by placing a selection of pupils from each year group into registration classes of around 30 individuals; e.g. six 'year 7' students, six 'year 8' students etc. The only exception is the Sixth form where students in year 12 and 13 are put together within an exclusive part of the school for studying.

South Green gas explosion fears

In January 2007 the school was at scene of a BBC London news report after a gas explosion scare in near-by South Green. The school was used to house those evacuated from the surronding area. Luckily no explosion from the acetylene and oxygen cylinders occurred but one man injured by burns from the fire.^[4] BBC London is the brand for the BBCs tri-media radio, television and online service for London and its immediate environs. ...

List of Blocks

Block History

As of 2006 Billericay School has A,C,D,E,F and V blocks. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

'B' block

The book Images of England: The Billericay School by Sylvia Kent shows that a B block did at one time exist - it was situated where F block and the carpark are currently located.^[5]

'V' Block

In 2004, this trend was reversed when a 'V' block was created. It is thought that this refers to the concept of the block being a 'village' community. The V block was built partly in response to a fire that burnt down some of the buildings of 'D' block. However 2 of the 5 buildings still remain which were not touched by the fire.

Current Blocks

A Block

This block contains mostly Maths classes but some science, French , German and humanities classes also exist within the building. This was the original building from when the school was first opened.

C Block

The biggest block at the school. It contains mainly Science classrooms. The main wing of the block is a 3 stories high with toughly 1 and a half of these rooms as Science labs. This block also contains the RBLC (resource based learning centre) more commonly known as the library. Also it contains the Drama Studio and the newly built Student Services and the important sick bay. It also contains (on the top floor) R.E room, Media and biology science rooms.

D Block

Due to a fire only four D block rooms remain.

E Block

This block contains the Art classrooms and the Food Technology and Textiles rooms.

F Block

This is where the IT and DT lessons take place.

V Block

This block contains the English classrooms.

Sixth-form

Sixth-form students (years 12 and 13) are located in an exclusive area of the school and have their own study areas and common room, although the unit does not have its own classrooms and so shares these with the rest of the school. However, many sixth form classes take place in converted rooms that are much smaller than ordinary classrooms (such as A9, A24 and C13) and therefore can be classified as 'for' the sixth form exclusively.^[6] The sixth form elects a sixth form committee which aims to raise money for the end of year prom held annually, and performs other duties within the 6th form. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into sixth form college. ...

Houses

Current Houses and head of houses (as of 2006)

House Logo	House Name	Head of House	House Captains (As of 2006)	Other Officers
	Curie	Mr P Fifield	Robert Garrett & Amber Claughton	Vice Captain: Timothy Reeve & Mandana Harrison Charity Officer: Daniel Friar Image File history File links Curie. ... Rewards Captain: Samantha Noonan Sports Captains: Matt Hall & Amy Sturgeon Entertainment Officer: Alice Johnson Environment Officer: Lauren Brown
	Edison	Mr Howells	Matthew Sharman & Hayley Tutton	Vice Captain's: Charlotte Ward (Also Rewards officer)and Paul Bradley Charity Officer: Mark Dyble Image File history File links Edisonlogo. ... Sport's Captains: Katie Churchill and Kurt Brooks Environment Officer: Ashley Brooks Arts Officer: Louise Brown
	Keller	Ms S Cook	Lauren Mayor	Vice Captains: Chanel Shaylor & Austin Toone
	Newton	Mrs L Cripps	Simon Robertson & Katie Bruce	Sports Captain: Dave Grigson & Rebecca Gent Arts Officer: Elizabeth Viney Image File history File links Kellerlogo. ... Image File history File links Newtonlogo. ...
	Scott	Mr J Stokes	Andrew Tidder & Jodie Peacock	Vice Captain: Greg Marshall Charity Officer: Varun Footring Image File history File links Scottlogobillericay. ... Arts Officers: Greg Marshall and Emma Obank Environmental Officier: Polly Row Sports Captains: Maria Mathers and Joe Parsons

Former House names (1969)

The school used a house system for a brief period in the 1960s and through to at least the late 1980s. These house names were suggested for the new house system to be introduced in 2006 but were rejected in a school vote. The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ...

• Audley
• Fitzwalte
• de Vere
• Christopher Martin^[7]

The Christopher Martin name was chosen as he was a Pilgrim aboard the Mayflower Christopher Martin (born c. ... Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882) For other uses, see Mayflower (disambiguation). ...

FOBS

FOBS or Friends of Billericay School is charity which raises money for the school. Most of their income comes from various evening events, usually with singers or comedians, and the '200 Club', a monthly prize draw. The latest funding drive was used to fund the school receiving 'maths and computing college' status, and the organisation has recently raised enough funds to purchase a new school minibus.^[8] A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ...

Backchat and Student Voice

The schools council is called Backchat. Each year also have two represenatives which form a group known as Student Voice. The names of these groups were decided in a school vote. These two groups debate with both students and the Head to work towards a better life within the school.

Rivalry

There is reasonably well documented rivalry known by students of both Mayflower High School and Billericay School. Mayflower High School is located 3 miles away from its counterpart in the north of Billericay. Both schools continue to do considerably well in both academia and extra-curricular activities. But parents, there is nothing to worry about if your children are going to any of these schools. There are no rivalrys because I get on the bus every day and there is no trouble at all. Mayflower High School is a secondary school located in Billericay, Essex in the East of England in the United Kingdom. ...

Reputation

In 2005, 59% of students gained 5 A*-C grades at GCSE, higher than then national average. A-level students gained an average points score of 278.7.^[9][10] In 2006, the Billericay School Sixth Form ranked higher in terms of A-level performance than the private Brentwood School Sixth Form (see BBC league tables).

See also

• Secondary schools in Essex

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References

A book about the school has been published called Images of England: The Billericay School by Sylvia Kent, Tempus Publications ISBN 0-7524-3083-1. The book was presented to the President of Pakistan President Musharraf on a trip which students book to the country.^[11] (PA – 6920) General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: ‎; born August 11, 1943) is currently the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. ...

1. ^ http://www.billericay.essex.sch.uk/school/introHT.htm
2. ^ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/115/115384.pdf
3. ^ Images of England: The Billericay School by Sylvia Kent, Tempus Publications ISBN 0-7524-3083-1
4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6299355.stm
5. ^ Images of England: The Billericay School by Sylvia Kent, Tempus Publications ISBN 0-7524-3083-1
6. ^ http://www.billericay.essex.sch.uk/prospectus/sixpros.htm
7. ^ Images of England: The Billericay School by Sylvia Kent, Tempus Publications ISBN 0-7524-3083-1
8. ^ http://www.billericay.essex.sch.uk/fob/fob.htm
9. ^ http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_05.pl?School=8815468
10. ^ http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe2x1_05.pl?School=8815468
11. ^ http://sylviakent.blogspot.com/2006/10/president-musharrafs-gift-from.html

External links

• Billericay School
• 2004 OFSTED report on the school (pdf)
• BBC league tables article
• The Billericay School Orchestra
• DFES statistics on The Billericay School
• Billercay School's classlink