William de Ferrers School
About the school
William de Ferrers School is an open secondary school in Essex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 September 2024
- Published
- 20 October 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.1
- Essex
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Essex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 38.90%
- Essex
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.00%
- Essex
- 63.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 9.70%
- Essex
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.57
- Essex
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.13
AAB or better
- School
- 14.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1247
Girls
49.40%
Boys
50.60%
SEN support
12.91%
Education, health and care plan
1.36%
English as an additional language
2.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.49%
Overall absence
9.1
Persistent absence
24.53
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
183
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
7%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
83
Sustained education or employment
95%
Higher education
42%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
16%
Employment
35%