SCHOOL PROFILE

Drapers' Maylands Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 141549
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

18 November 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Exceptional
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

2 November 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 11 December 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Havering
Trust DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 348 348 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 161 46.3% of pupils
Male pupils 187 53.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.0%
2.2 pts above England
School 27.0%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

50.3%
30.0 pts above England
School 50.3%
Havering 27.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.1%
0.1 pts above England
School 1.1%
Havering 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
33.0%
115
Any other White background
32.5%
113
Any other Mixed background
7.8%
27
African
6.3%
22
Pakistani
2.6%
9
Caribbean
2.3%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.8% 62 of 348 pupils
3.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.8%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.4% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 0.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 23
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Speech, language & communication 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Physical disability 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Havering 63.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Havering 75.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Havering 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Havering 74.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 4.67%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.57 pts lower than England
School 11.25%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.89 pts lower than England
School 0.91%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

82.9% 5.3 pts below England
Drapers' Maylands Primary School
82.9%
Havering
95.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information