William de Ferrers School is a secondary school located in Chelmsford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Trinity Square, Chelmsford, CM3 5JU
Website: http://www.wdf.school
Telephone: 01245326326
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Applewhite
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136605

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2076
Number of Pupils: 1211
Number of Boys: 626
Number of Girls: 585

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.57 Confidence interval -0.73 to -0.41
Of the 254 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 247 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:8%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.1
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers
Trinity Square , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5JX 		3out of 4 79 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF
Trinity Square , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5JX 		3out of 4 117 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Elmwood Primary School
Guys Farm Road , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5NB 		3out of 4 522 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Collingwood Primary School
Collingwood Road , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5YJ 		3out of 4 549 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodville Primary School
Brent Avenue , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5SE 		4out of 4 1,174 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William de Ferrers School
Trinity Square , South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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