The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
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The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is a comprehensive, foundation secondary school for 1400 girls aged 11–18 years, located in the London
borough of Ealing
.
(Known as EWS)
, one of the first female MPs in Britain, and the first female Minister for Education. It is situated opposite North Ealing tube station
and West Acton tube station
is close to it. It is enclosed by two tube lines, to the west and to the south.
status.
GCSE results consistently outstrip national averages, and in 2010 A Level results showed the fourth highest average points score (735) of Ealing schools, the second highest of the non-selective schools in the borough.
, an arrangement that will continue this year.
Since 2000 the following shows have been produced at the school:
2000: The Boyfriend
2001: Bugsy Malone
2002: The Wiz
2003: That Ealing Feeling
2004: The Little Shop Of Horrors
2005: Guys and Dolls
2006: Honk
2007: Day & Night
2008: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2009: Moon on a stick
2010: 10 years 1 show (which features all the shows ever performed at Ellen Wilkinson)
2011: Hairspray - In the making of
London
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borough of Ealing
Ealing
Ealing is a suburban area of west London, England and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing. It is located west of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a rural village...
.
(Known as EWS)
Admissions
The Headteacher is Ms C Sydenham, who has been in post since 2004. The school was named after Ellen WilkinsonEllen Wilkinson
Ellen Cicely Wilkinson was the Labour Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough and later for Jarrow on Tyneside. She was one of the first women in Britain to be elected as a Member of Parliament .- History :...
, one of the first female MPs in Britain, and the first female Minister for Education. It is situated opposite North Ealing tube station
North Ealing tube station
North Ealing is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line between Ealing Common and Park Royal. The station is located on Station Road, a short distance from the junction of Queens Drive and Hanger Lane...
and West Acton tube station
West Acton tube station
West Acton is a London Underground station between Ealing Broadway and North Acton on the Ealing Broadway branch of the Central Line, and is its only intermediate station. The station is a Grade II listed building. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station is close to North Ealing tube station on the...
is close to it. It is enclosed by two tube lines, to the west and to the south.
Comprehensive
It became the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in 1974, a comprehensive school, from four schools - St Ann's Secondary Modern, the Wood End and The Grange schools. In April 1992 it became a grant-maintained school. In 1999 it became a foundation school.Academic
It was awarded beacon status by the government in recognition of its academic excellence, and as a result became a specialist school for Science and Mathematics. Other particularly strong subjects within the school include English, Psychology, Media Studies, Art, Drama, Geography and Modern Languages. The school has raised standards consistently over the past five years (improving 5A*-C GCSE passes from 58% in 2003 to 76% in 2010,with 6th Form results consistently in the top 15% nationally) and currently appears in The Good Schools Guide, where it is described as 'Ealing's top performing non-selective school'. As a high-performing Specialist School, the school was recently awarded Training SchoolTraining school
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status.
GCSE results consistently outstrip national averages, and in 2010 A Level results showed the fourth highest average points score (735) of Ealing schools, the second highest of the non-selective schools in the borough.
Pastoral Structure
The student body is organised into five 'Divisions': Ranelagh, Madeley, Clare, Queens and the 6th Form. There are numerous inter-division sports competitions conducted throughout the year, as well as matches against other schools. Further extra-curricular activities include musical productions, concerts, regular trips to museums, galleries and theatres, as well as the popular annual school cruise.The arts
The school's Performing Arts Department stages a large-scale theatre production each year, featuring girls from all years of the school. Traditionally these have taken place in the school hall, but in 2007 an extra night was added at The Waterman's Theatre in BrentfordBrentford
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, an arrangement that will continue this year.
Since 2000 the following shows have been produced at the school:
2000: The Boyfriend
2001: Bugsy Malone
2002: The Wiz
2003: That Ealing Feeling
2004: The Little Shop Of Horrors
2005: Guys and Dolls
2006: Honk
2007: Day & Night
2008: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2009: Moon on a stick
2010: 10 years 1 show (which features all the shows ever performed at Ellen Wilkinson)
2011: Hairspray - In the making of
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