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The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school

Queen's Drive, Acton, London W3 0HW · ellenwilkinson.ealing.sch.uk · 020 8752 1525

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Overview

Ofsted
Improved significantly
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
56.5
average Attainment 8 score. Ealing 52, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Ealing Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,315
89% of 1,480 places
Local authority
Ealing
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
35.5%
First language not English
54.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Ealing Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 117 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 116 (Places 205)116September 2023: 134 (Places 216)134September 2024: 125 (Places 216)125September 2025: 119 (Places 213)119September 2026: 117 (Places 207)117Places 207
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262071170.6100%
September 2025Sept 20252131190.6100%
September 2024Sept 20242161250.695%
September 2023Sept 20232161340.696%
September 2022Sept 20222051160.6100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 2022All
September 20243.88 mi6.24 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.5, and 65.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Ealing it was 52, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 54.4 (England 46.3)54.42017/18: 54.3 (England 46.5)54.32018/19: 54.4 (England 46.7)54.42021/22: 54.5 (England 48.8)54.52022/23: 51.5 (England 46.3)51.52023/24: 58.1 (England 45.9)58.12024/25: 56.5 (England 46.0)56.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲56.546.0
▲65.3%45.4%
▲77.9%64.8%
▲44.7%40.5%
▲5.134.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form74.8+1.2
Sixth form college7.9+3.6
Further education10.9−2.6
Other education0.5−0.5
Apprenticeship0.50
Not in a lasting destination1.5−1.9
Activity not captured4+1.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.2 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.1 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 31.3 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 39.6 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 35.8 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 36.8 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 36.5 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
97 studentsB- (36.5)Above average +0.25
102 studentsB- (36.6)Above average +0.27
37 studentsMerit+ (27.5)Below average -0.31
14.3%AAB or better
87.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2494B- (36.8)+0.43
2022/2392B- (35.8)—
2021/2290B (39.6)—
2018/1997C (31.3)+0.01
2017/18118C+ (32.1)+0.01
2016/17160C (29.2)+0.15
2015/16141C (29.4)0.00

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University67.5+0.5
Further and other education2.6+0.8
Further education0.9—
Other education1.7—
Apprenticeship2.6+1.7
Employment10.3−3.5
Not in a lasting destination9.4+2.1
Activity not captured7.7−1.5

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls was: Improved significantly.

Outcome
Improved significantly
Inspected
14 Jan 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
110
9% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼77% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼74% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼71% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼63% agreeEngland 67%

based on 11 parents (10%) with SEND

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