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Drapers' Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Settle Road, Harold Hill, Romford RM3 9XR · drapersacademy.com · 01708 371331
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,196
- 76 over 1,120 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Havering
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 111 families put the school first and 201 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 201 | 111 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 198 | 140 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 198 | 152 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 146 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 145 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.8, and 35.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Havering it was 47.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.1 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 51.8 | +5.5 |
| Other education | 1 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 1 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 students | C (28.7) | Below average -0.32 | |
| 97 students | C (28.7) | Below average -0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 81 | C (30.3) | -0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 95 | C- (27.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 84 | C+ (32.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 42 | D+ (24.4) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 82 | D+ (24.2) | -0.51 |
| 2016/17 | 48 | C- (26.3) | -0.16 |
| 2015/16 | 56 | C- (25.4) | 0.00 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.5 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | — |
| Employment | 19.5 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | +6.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Drapers' Academy on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (128 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 128
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 35 parents (27%) whose child was bullied
based on 20 parents (16%) with SEND