William Ellis School

State-Funded School

william-ellis-school-camden-london

LondonRegion

CamdenLocal Authority

Hampstead and HighgateConstituency

NW5 1RNPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

William Ellis School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Camden, London.

It currently serves 771 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.66

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

18%

Black

16%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

771

Total Pupils

85%Boys

15%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 771
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
7 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
25 Apr 2017	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.