OFSTED
5 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Havering
Trust
EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
730
730 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
347
47.5% of pupils
Male pupils
383
52.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.4 pts
above England
School
34.2%
Havering
19.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.8 pts
above England
School
30.1%
Havering
27.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Havering
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
44.1%
322
Any other White background
12.3%
90
Any other Asian background
12.1%
88
Any other Black background
9.5%
69
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
35
African
4.5%
33
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
24.0%
175 of
730 pupils
3.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 pts
above
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
39.5
0.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.28 · 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
7.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.39 pts
higher than
England
School
7.61%
Havering
5.85%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.34%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.52 pts
higher than
England
School
24.34%
Havering
15.14%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.32 pts
higher than
England
School
2.13%
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
63.5%
28.8 pts
below England
The Brittons Academy
63.5%
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.