William Edwards School

State-Funded School

william-edwards-school-thurrock-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

ThurrockLocal Authority

ThurrockConstituency

RM16 3NJPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

William Edwards School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Thurrock, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 984 pupils. William Edwards School is part of South West Essex Community Education Trust Limited.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 9 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.64

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

984

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 984
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: South West Essex Community Education Trust Limited

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
27 Aug 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.