William Ellis School
Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RN
771 pupils · 86% of 895 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Camden
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 26 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 79.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.66 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 59 | 284 | 86 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 81 | 57 | 271 | 80 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 106 | 83 | 312 | 105 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 129 | 95 | 370 | 129 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 128 | 112 | 450 | 128 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 124 | 128 | 476 | 124 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 123 | 92 | 431 | 123 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 126 | 110 | 477 | 126 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Parliament Hill School 0.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School 0.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Acland Burghley School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Aloysius' College 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Haverstock School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Lift Beacon High 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.