William Ellis School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · London, Camden
NW5 1RN
Composite score
60.2

William Ellis School at a glance

Located in London, Camden, William Ellis School is a boys' secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school. The school educates roughly 817 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 48.2, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 0.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of secondary schools nationally.

53% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 71% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 57% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. William Ellis School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,165
National rank
#285
In London
#5
In Camden
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
48.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
53%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
71%
% EBacc grade 5+
32%
EBacc average points score
4.66

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 817 % FSM ever-6 56.6% % EAL 34.3% Age range 11–18 Gender Boys

Location

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