OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Havering
Trust
DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,196
1,196 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
595
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
601
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.0 pts
above England
School
40.8%
Havering
19.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.1 pts
above England
School
31.4%
Havering
27.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Havering
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.6%
521
Any other White background
20.1%
240
African
9.8%
117
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
37
Any other Asian background
2.8%
33
Caribbean
2.5%
30
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.2%
241 of
1,196 pupils
0.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.8
0.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.13 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.40 pts
higher than
England
School
10.61%
Havering
5.85%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.87 pts
higher than
England
School
32.69%
Havering
15.14%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.26 pts
higher than
England
School
6.06%
Havering
1.53%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.8%
14.5 pts
above England
Drapers' Academy
106.8%
Havering
93.1%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.