SCHOOL PROFILE

Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School

Primary Academy converter URN 141577
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 550 Published school capacity
Capacity used 50.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 June 2025
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 converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
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 277 254 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 132 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 145 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.2%
12.4 pts above England
School 37.2%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

49.8%
29.5 pts above England
School 49.8%
Havering 27.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Havering 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
27.1%
75
Any other White background
23.8%
66
African
13.7%
38
Indian
5.1%
14
Traveller of Irish heritage
4.7%
13
Caribbean
4.0%
11
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 27.1% 75 of 277 pupils
6.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.1%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.1% 64 pupils
England 14.8% 8.3 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 30
Speech, language & communication 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Other difficulty or disability 2
Physical disability 1

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

46.0% 14.4 pts below England
School 46.0%
Havering 63.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

54.0%

19.8 pts below England

School 54.0%
Havering 75.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Havering 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

7.03%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.82 pts higher than England
School 7.03%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.86%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.05 pts higher than England
School 26.86%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.97%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.83 pts lower than England
School 0.97%
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

50.4% 37.8 pts below England
Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School
50.4%
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