The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
Queen's Drive, Acton, London, W3 0HW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Kruger
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,480
- Pupils on roll
- 1,315
- URN
- 101941
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087521525
About this school
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is a girls' foundation secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,315 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 199 | 202 | 199 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.5 | 58.1 | 56.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.57 +0.35 to +0.79 | +0.97 +0.77 to +1.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 61.9% | 65.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 79.7% | 77.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 36.1% | 44.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Ealing average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.5 | 44.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.1 | 47 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.5 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,305 |
| 2023/24 | 1,306 |
| 2024/25 | 1,290 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls compares
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls ranked 7th of 16 secondary schools in Ealing for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.5 | 9.1% | 35.1% | 1,315 | — |
| Ada Lovelace Church of England High School | 64.4 | 5.8% | 24.6% | 1,089 | 0.3 miles |
| Twyford Church of England High School | 67.1 | 6.9% | 20.1% | 1,682 | 0.7 miles |
| Ark Soane Academy | — | 7.2% | 54.4% | 874 | 0.8 miles |
| Ark Acton Academy | 42.1 | 12.5% | 54.5% | 752 | 0.8 miles |
| Ealing Fields Church of England High School | 66.1 | 7.2% | 21.8% | 803 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.09%
- English as an additional language
- 59.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.14%
- Persistent absence
- 28%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ada Lovelace Church of England High School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Twyford Church of England High School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Ark Soane Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Acton Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ealing Fields Church of England High School1.8 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls ranks 64th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls teach?
- The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls?
- The headteacher of The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is Ms Rachel Kruger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls?
- The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls has 1,315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls full?
- The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls has capacity for 1,480 pupils and 1,315 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls a faith school?
- No. The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls a selective school?
- No. The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.5 in 2022/23 and 56.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls rank locally?
- The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls ranked 7th of 16 secondary schools in Ealing for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls's absence rate?
- The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.