Drapers' Academy

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Settle Road
Harold Hill
Romford
Essex
RM3 9XR
Phone 01708371331
Reference Number 136090

Description

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Drapers' Academy, situated in Harold Hill, Romford (RM3 9XR), is a vibrant mixed secondary school for students aged 11 to 19, encompassing both middle school and sixth form. Established in 2010, the Academy is recognized as a trailblazer in the London Borough of Havering. Designed for the local community, it maintains a strong emphasis on high standards, fostering academic excellence and personal development among its pupils and students.

Drapers' Academy is associated with the Drapers Multi-Academy Trust and prides itself on the exceptional teaching and learning environment in up-to-date facilities, which include extensive grounds and contemporary buildings. As a member of the Drapers' Multi-Academy Trust, it is part of a group of schools including Drapers' Maylands Primary School, Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School, Drapers' Brookside Infant School, and Drapers' Brookside Junior School.

The Academy offers a broad syllabus, with specialisms in science and mathematics. It has been designed to provide a strong foundation for students to pursue careers and achieve personal goals, with the future vision to ensure that every student completes their education with the necessary skills, qualifications, and personal qualities to succeed in their chosen fields.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1216
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.08%
Girls: 49.92%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 210
8 207
9 207
10 207
11 200
12 88
13 97

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2020-06-18
Date Description Report
2020-03-04 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-09-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-11-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-11-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-09-21 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
39.5 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 26% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 44% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.66 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 54 33
Third Preference 42 7
From another Local Authority 9 6

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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