The Billericay School is an academy secondary school and sixth form college in Billericay, England. The school is led by headmistress Sue Hammond. The enrollment of the school is 1655 The school has Artsmark and Sportsmark designations and is one of the largest secondary schools in Essex by student numbers. 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). The school originated from The Great Burstead Senior Mixed School which was built in 1923 but became too small as the population of Billericay grew. The Billericay School, originally, had one main building that today would be recognised as 'A Block'. The school is according to Ofsted: "an over-subscribed Mathematics and Computing specialist school mainly serving the town of Billericay but also drawing students from Basildon and nearby areas".
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