William de Ferrers School

State-Funded School

william-de-ferrers-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

MaldonConstituency

CM3 5JUPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

William de Ferrers School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

It currently serves 1,237 pupils. William de Ferrers School is part of THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.57

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,237

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,237
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Oct 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
1 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.