William de Ferrers School

Trinity Square, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5JU

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About this school

William de Ferrers School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Chelmsford, Essex. The school has 1,247 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (last overall grade). Last inspected 24 September 2024. The Headteacher is James Donaldson. The school is administered by Essex local authority. It belongs to THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. It opened in 1 April 2011.

School details

Headteacher

James Donaldson

Trust

THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Local authority

Essex

Gender

Mixed

URN

136605

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at William de Ferrers School are handled by the school or the local authority (Essex). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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