OFSTED
28 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Ealing
Trust
DRAYTON MANOR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,443
1,443 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
679
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
764
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.8 pts
above England
School
37.6%
Ealing
28.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
29.0 pts
above England
School
49.3%
Ealing
54.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ealing
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
22.9%
330
African
15.5%
223
White British
15.0%
216
Any other White background
11.9%
171
Pakistani
5.2%
75
Unclassified
4.8%
69
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
21.2%
306 of
1,443 pupils
0.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 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
56.0
16.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.65 · 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
6.10%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.11 pts
lower than
England
School
6.10%
Ealing
6.51%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.47 pts
lower than
England
School
15.35%
Ealing
18.36%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.72 pts
lower than
England
School
1.08%
Ealing
1.82%
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
91.2%
1.1 pts
below England
Drayton Manor High School
91.2%
Ealing
92.7%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.