OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Camden
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
771
771 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
118
15.3% of pupils
Male pupils
653
84.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.8 pts
above England
School
51.6%
Camden
32.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.8 pts
above England
School
31.1%
Camden
30.2%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Camden
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
27.6%
213
Bangladeshi
14.1%
109
African
12.1%
93
Any other White background
10.8%
83
Any other Mixed background
7.7%
59
Any other ethnic group
6.7%
52
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.3%
187 of
771 pupils
3.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.2
9.0 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.17 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.34 pts
higher than
England
School
11.56%
Camden
7.37%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
20.18 pts
higher than
England
School
35.99%
Camden
21.10%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.28 pts
higher than
England
School
4.08%
Camden
2.33%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.1%
6.2 pts
below England
William Ellis School
86.1%
Camden
88.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.