William Ellis School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Camden
- Unique reference
- 100056
- Address
- Highgate Road, NW5 1RN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 879 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 88.5%
- Girls
- 11.5%
- First language not English
- 37.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.6%
- Persistent absence
- 29.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 28.8%
Mixed 14.9%
Bangladeshi 13.8%
African 13.1%
Other White 12.5%
Other 6.5%
Unclassified 3%
Other Black 1.9%
Caribbean 1.6%
Other Asian 1.5%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 87%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.5
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.78
Local authority average 4.36
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
Admissions
William Ellis School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 106
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 107
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 96 96 0 |
| Year 8 | 121 121 0 |
| Year 9 | 122 122 0 |
| Year 10 | 100 100 0 |
| Year 11 | 123 123 0 |
| Year 12 | 165 115 50 |
| Year 13 | 152 101 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 93.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 19.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 75.0% 68.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 71.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 14.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 21.0% 13.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 1.7% |