William de Ferrers School is a Co-educational British secondary school in the town of South Woodham Ferrers, in the English county of Essex. It is a Foundation comprehensive school and has 1,902 pupils on roll, aged between 11 and 18.[1] It is a high performing specialist school has been awarded specialist sports, maths and computing college status.In 2011, it won the BBC Essex best sports school award. The present Headmaster is Mr Russell Ayling M.A. B.A. N.P.Q.H. F.C.M.I., who succeeded Mr. Dennis Parry who was the headmaster since the school was built in 1982 until 2007 when he retired.
The School has houses that are purpose-built that opened 1982, which has been upgarded over the years. The school houses have been built to look traditional in order to blend in with the residential and commercial buildings in the town that have been also built to look characterful and old. The newest addition to the school todate is the new Sixthform Block which was completed in 2011 and officially opened in September 2011 by important guests including the mayor and mayoress of Chelmsford.
The school provides a number of Extracurricular activities for all its students from years 7-13. Activities range from the Duke of Edinburgh Award,Sports, music, dance and drama. The school also offers a number of trips away both in the uk and abroad.
William de Ferrers School is a secondary school in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. William de Ferrers is a public school and has 1847 pupils on roll, aged between 11 and 18.[1] It is a specialist sports college. The school has been open since 1982, under the teaching of Head Master D.J Parry.
Accommodation
The School has houses that are purpose-built that opened 1982, which was then upgraded in 1989
The Dame Elizabeth Hall is a large dinning area for all staff and students
The school is now under the teaching of Headmaster Mr Russell Ayling M.A. B.A. N.P.Q.H. F.C.M.I.