William Edwards School is a secondary school located in Grays. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education good, overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stifford Clays Road, Grays, RM16 3NJ
Website: http://williamedwards.org.uk/
Telephone: 01375486000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Thurrock
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Bell
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137214

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1259
Number of Boys: 699
Number of Girls: 560

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.01 Confidence interval -0.15 to 0.17
Of the 242 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 240 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:57%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.32
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stifford Clays Primary School
Whitmore Avenue , Stifford Clays RM16 2ST 		3out of 4 643 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Deneholm Primary School
Culford Road , Little Thurrock RM16 2SS 		3out of 4 1,205 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tudor Court Primary School
Bark Burr Road , Chafford Hundred RM16 6PL 		3out of 4 1,954 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Little Thurrock Primary School
Rectory Road , RM17 5SW 		1out of 4 2,091 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Ward Avenue , RM17 5RW 		3out of 4 2,098 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Edwards School
Stifford Clays Road , Stifford Clays RM16 3NJ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Orsett Heath Academy
Long Lane , RM16 2QH 		- not rated 1,617 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Hathaway Academy
Hathaway Road , RM17 5LL 		3out of 4 1,763 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Grays Convent High School
College Avenue , RM17 5UX 		3out of 4 2,517 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Treetops School
Buxton Road , RM16 2WU 		4out of 4 2,187 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Treetops Free School
Buxton Road , RM16 2WU 		- not rated 2,246 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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