William Edwards School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Unique reference
- 137214
- Address
- Stifford Clays Road, Stifford Clays, RM16 3NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1180 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 62.1%
Other White 10.8%
African 7.8%
Mixed 7.7%
Indian 4.5%
Caribbean 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.75
Local authority average 3.84
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 28 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 130 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
William Edwards School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 158
- 3rd preference
- 101
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 219 126 93 |
| Year 8 | 246 134 112 |
| Year 9 | 236 118 118 |
| Year 10 | 236 135 101 |
| Year 11 | 243 129 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 72.0% 55.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 29.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |