William Ellis School
| Motto | Rather Use Than Fame |
|---|---|
| Established | 1862 |
| Type | Voluntary Aided Trust School |
| Headteacher | Sam White |
| Chair of the Governors | Fiona Millar |
| Founder | William Ellis |
| Location |
Highgate Road Highgate London NW5 1RN England Coordinates: 51°33′32″N 0°09′02″W / 51.558856°N 0.150552°W |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| DfE URN | 100056 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 95 teaching, 30 support |
| Students | 914 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Blue & Gold (Year 7-9) & Black(Year 10-11) |
| Alumni Society | The Old Elysians Club |
| Website | www |
William Ellis School is a United Kingdom secondary comprehensive school for boys in Highgate, London.
The School's motto is 'Rather Use Than Fame'. The school is over-subscribed, usually an indicator of a popular school. It is situated just west of Parliament Hill and north of Gospel Oak railway station. It is next to Parliament Hill School, a girls' school.
The school's founder, William Ellis (not to be confused with the inventor of rugby football, William Webb Ellis) was a public-spirited businessman. In the mid-19th century, Ellis founded a number of schools and inspired many teachers to promote his educational ideas. Ellis wanted children to be taught "useful" subjects such as science (including "Social Science"), and to develop the faculty of reason; this was in contrast to the learning by rote of religious tracts, ancient languages and history, characteristic of many schools at the time. William Ellis School is the only one of these schools which now remains.
The school was established in 1862 at Gospel Oak, and was originally known as the Gospel Oak Schools. It catered for both girls and boys of a wide age range. In 1889, the Gospel Oak Schools were reconstituted as a boys' secondary school, under the headmastership of E.B. Cumberland.
In 1937, the School moved to its present site on the borders of Gospel Oak and Highgate, backing on to Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath. This was to lead to its most celebrated period, in the late 1940s to the early 1970s. A combination of its catchment area (drawing upon an intellectual North London demographic) and its status as a voluntary aided grammar school and member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference led to a period of significant educational liberality and achievement, especially under the headmasterships of F.W. Lockwood and Sydney L. Baxter. A centennial history,William Ellis School,1862-1962,by T.D. Wickenden, was commissioned by the Board of Governors.
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