The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
| Established | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Headteacher | Ms R Kruger |
| Location |
Queen's Drive West Acton Greater London W3 0HW England Coordinates: 51°31′01″N 0°17′11″W / 51.517064°N 0.286493°W |
| Local authority | Ealing |
| DfE number | 307/5402 |
| DfE URN | 101941 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1410 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Former name | Ealing Grammar School for Girls |
| Website | www |
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is a comprehensive, foundation secondary school for 1400 girls aged 11–19 years, located in the London borough of Ealing. The reviews are currently 3.5-4 stars. Ofsted rates them as 'good'
The Headteacher is Ms R Kruger, who recently became head teacher, succeeding Ms C Sydenham. The school was named after Ellen Wilkinson, one of the first female MPs in Britain, and the first female Minister for Education. It is situated opposite North Ealing tube station and West Acton tube station is close to it. It is enclosed by two tube lines, to the west and to the south.
It was known as Ealing County [Grammar] School for Girls.
It became the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in 1974, a comprehensive school, from four schools - St Ann's Secondary Modern, the Wood End and The Grange schools. In April 1992 it became a grant-maintained school. In 1999 it became a foundation school.
It was awarded beacon status by the government in recognition of its academic excellence, and as a result became a specialist school for Science and Mathematics. Other particularly strong subjects within the school include English, Psychology, Media Studies, Art, Drama, Geography and Modern Languages. The school has raised standards consistently over the past five years (improving 5A*-C GCSE passes from 58% in 2003 to 76% in 2010,with 6th Form results consistently in the top 15% nationally) and currently appears in The Good Schools Guide, where it is described as 'Ealing's top performing non-selective school'. As a high-performing Specialist School, the school was recently awarded Training School status.
GCSE results consistently outstrip national averages, and in 2010 A Level results showed the fourth highest average points score (735) of Ealing schools, the second highest of the non-selective schools in the borough.
In 2012 the school was rated by the Department for Education as one of the 'top 100 schools in the country', when measured by how much value is added from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4
The student body is organised into five 'Divisions': Ranelagh, Madeley, Clare, Queens and the 6th Form. There are numerous inter-division sports competitions conducted throughout the year, as well as matches against other schools. Further extra-curricular activities include musical productions, concerts, regular trips to museums, galleries and theatres, as well as the popular annual school cruise.
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