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The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls

Queen's Drive, Acton, London, W3 0HW ·

Ofsted:Improved significantly· 2025
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At a glance

A state girls' secondary school for ages 11–18 in London. Ungraded Ofsted inspection (January 2025): Improved significantly. GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 56.5 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 117 families put it first for 207 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,315
Gender
Girls
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Ealing
Headteacher
Ms Rachel Kruger

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (15 Jan 2025): Improved significantly

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 199 pupils

Attainment 8
56.5
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
65.3%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
77.9%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.97
2023/24 · CI 0.77 to 1.18
This school
56.5
Ealing
52
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
207
1st preferences
117
All applications
492
1st prefs per place
0.57
Fewer first choices than places

117 of 117 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 71 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,290
Capacity
1,480
89% full
Girls / boys
100/0
Girls
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)35.1%
  • English as an additional language59.8%
  • SEN support9.8%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.9%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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