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Sanders Draper
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Suttons Lane, Hornchurch RM12 6RT · sandersschool.org.uk · 01708 443068
On the mapSearch near RM12 6RT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.25 mi
- 3.63 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 732
- 80% of 918 places
- Local authority
- Havering
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
- First language not English
- 14.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sfaet Ltd
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.25 mi (3.63 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.20 mi (1.94 km). Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 134 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 92% 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 | 147 | 134 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 161 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 172 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 143 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 145 | 131 | 0.9 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.25 mi3.63 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.20 mi1.94 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.17 mi3.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 30.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.07 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102341)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9.4 | −2.4 |
| Sixth form college | 2.3 | — |
| Further education | 70.3 | −6.1 |
| Other education | 0.8 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 3.9 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | −0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 7.8 | — |
Ofsted
Sanders Draper was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102341), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Requires 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 Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102341)
Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102341)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 50
- 8% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied