William de Ferrers School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chelmsford, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
William de Ferrers School is a secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
William de Ferrers School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 208 first-choice applications for 215 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 39% reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the 4th lowest of 9 Essex secondary schools: this one and the 8 nearest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Trinity Square, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5JU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending William de Ferrers School.”
- “They take advantage of a range of clubs, visits, and opportunities.”
- “These opportunities develop pupils’ confidence and character.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of teaching is not yet consistently good across school.”
- “As a result, many pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, this is not consistent across school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 October 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 208 first-preference applications, 215 offers in total, 208 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Lift Greensward 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Sweyne Park School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The FitzWimarc School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Beauchamps High School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The King Edmund School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Deanes 5.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Bromfords School 5.5 mi Not judged
- The King John School 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published