SCHOOL PROFILE

Drapers' Brookside Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 142966
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 110.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 October 2022
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 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 198 186 full-time · 12 part-time
Female pupils 92 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 106 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.8%
6.0 pts above England
School 30.8%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.5%
27.2 pts above England
School 47.5%
Havering 27.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Havering 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
38.4%
76
Any other White background
24.2%
48
Pakistani
5.1%
10
African
4.5%
9
Any other Asian background
4.0%
8
Indian
4.0%
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 19.7% 39 of 198 pupils
1.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.7%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.6% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts below
EHC plans 8.1% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Vision impairment 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.

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

7.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.31 pts higher than England
School 7.53%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.61 pts higher than England
School 24.43%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.76%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.04 pts lower than England
School 0.76%
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

110.0% 21.8 pts above England
Drapers' Brookside Infant School
110.0%
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