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The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls prospectus information
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is the only all girls' school in the state sector in Ealing. We have been a Specialist College for Science and Mathematics since 2002 and a training school since 2007.
We aim to ensure that all girls achieve outstanding personal success, to see girls leaving confident, self-aware, well-qualified and prepared for life in the 21st century.
We have been named as a High Performing Specialist school by the DCSF because of our overall performance and our excellent value added results that confirm that the progress made by our pupils has been outstanding.
Many parents realise the advantages of an education where girls do not have to compete with boys for equipment or for their teacher's attention; an education where girls are in daily contact with good role models and are encouraged to be ambitious.
To help the pupils realise their ambitions our teaching combines sound traditional methods with the best of modern practice. Close assessment of pupils' progress ensures that work is challenging, and also enables us to provide a system of support for pupils who have special needs. The school's results are, in most subjects, above the national average. The Ellen Wilkinson School is always amongst the schools at the top of the league tables.
Being happy at school is a necessary condition for success. The school has an atmosphere that is supportive to pupils' well-being. We focus on self-discipline and high expectations, emphasising courtesy and consideration rather than strictness and punishment. This contributes to the friendly relationship between pupils and staff and ensures that the school runs as a disciplined community. The day-to-day atmosphere in the school is quiet and purposeful.
The sixth form is one of the most successful in Ealing and a high percentage of girls decide to stay on to the sixth form. We also welcome new entrants to the school at this stage. We specialise in a wide range of Advanced level courses, which form the basis for admission to further and higher education.
