# William de Ferrers School

William de Ferrers School is a secondary school in Chelmsford, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,237 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136605. [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,237
- Council: Chelmsford
- URN: 136605

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at William de Ferrers School was 43.8, against 52.3 in Chelmsford and 46.2 in England.
41.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Chelmsford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.8 | 52.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.9% | 54.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.4% | 71.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 234 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-st-marys-cofe-voluntary-aided-primary-school-south-woodham-ferrers-e115200): 70 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-swf-e115201): 110 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elmwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmwood-primary-school-e115240): 480 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Collingwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-primary-school-e115305): 500 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodville-primary-school-e140447): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136605)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136605)

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