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Emerson Park Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wych Elm Road, Hornchurch RM11 3AD · emersonparkacademy.org · 01708 475285
On the mapSearch near RM11 3AD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,020
- 60 over 960 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Havering
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 15.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Emerson Park Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 210 | 104 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 190 | 108 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 208 | 119 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 143 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 200 | 135 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | No distance given | |
| September 2025 | No distance given | |
| September 2024 | 4.57 mi7.35 km | |
The council gives no distance (N/A).
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.7, and 44.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Havering it was 47.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲43.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.83 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.3 | +5.5 |
| Further education | 51.9 | −7.6 |
| Other education | 2.4 | +1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Emerson Park Academy on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 10
- 1% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 2 parents (20%) whose child was bullied
based on 1 parent (10%) with SEND