Mayflower High School is a mixed secondary academy in Billericay, Essex County Council, teaching 1,616 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in December 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 47.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Mayflower High School.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementExpected standard
Curriculum & teachingExpected standard
Attendance & behaviourStrong standard
Personal development & wellbeingStrong standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership & governanceExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Safeguarding Met
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · Inspected 9 Dec 2025 · Published 28 May 2026
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Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Mayflower High School.

Mayflower High School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
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  • 1 Autumn Term Starts
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
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December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Autumn Term Ends
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 Spring Term Starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Spring Term Ends
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 Summer Term Starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
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July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Summer Term Ends
  • 20–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
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  • 1 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Starts Sep 1, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 20-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Starts Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 20 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
47.6 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 33%
46.5% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 34%
33.44 A level average score England 35
17.3% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Mayflower High School with Essex County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 47.6 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Essex County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 47.6
Essex County Council 45.1 England 46.1 +1.5 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 46.5%
Essex County Council 43.1% England 45.4% +1.1 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 28.4
Essex County Council 31.1 England 34.9 -6.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 20.9
Essex County Council 17.8 England 15.5 +5.4 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 8.2%
Essex County Council 21.8% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 269
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.44 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Essex County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 33.44
Essex County Council 34.68 England 35 -1.6 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 118
Attendance 17.3% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Essex County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 17.3%
Essex County Council 17.7% England 17.8% -0.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.4%
Essex County Council 6.9% England 6.8% -0.3 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Essex County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 93%
Essex County Council 92% England 92% +1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 79%
Essex County Council 81% England 83% -4 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 83% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Essex County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 83%
Essex County Council 81% England 79% +4 vs England
Went to higher education 34%
Essex County Council 35% England 37% -3 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Mayflower High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Mayflower High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.