Secondary
William Edwards School
Stifford Clays Road, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 3NJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 984 of 1200 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Trust
- SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 81.9
- Pupils per adult
- 14.4
- Pupils
- 1,180
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
May 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
35%
15 points below the Grays average (50% across 7 schools)
42.5
5.3 below the Grays average (47.8 across 7 schools)
7th of 7 by our score, among the secondary schools in Grays we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 |
| Entered the EBacc | 42% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45% |
| 22/23 | 41% |
| 23/24 | 41% |
| 24/25 | 35% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.45 |
| 22/23 | -0.41 |
| 23/24 | -0.29 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46.4 |
| 22/23 | 44.4 |
| 23/24 | 43.8 |
| 24/25 | 42.5 |
Stifford Clays Road, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 3NJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Thurrock admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lynne Sexton
- Address
- Stifford Clays Road, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 3NJ
- Telephone
- 01375486000