Gaynes School

Gaynes School has received its first inspection since becoming an academy, achieving a 'Good' overall rating in all evaluated areas. The school environment is one of optimism and safety, with pupils displaying kindness, respect, and strong work ethic. Parents appreciate the quality of teaching paired with excellent pastoral care, while leaders effectively address bullying and support pupils' mental health. The ambitious curriculum meets the needs of most pupils, including those with special educational needs, effectively promoting students' academic growth and engagement.

Strengths

• Leaders have created a positive environment fostering optimism and confidence.
• Pupils demonstrate kindness, respect, and hard work in lessons.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• A well-structured personal development program addressing important life issues.
• Strong pupil engagement in sports and extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, the curriculum lacks precise sequencing, affecting learning outcomes.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Gaynes School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 16.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.2% of pupils at Gaynes School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Gaynes School had 12.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.8% of pupils at Gaynes School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Gaynes School received £6,987 and spent £8,696 for each of its 473 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £286,000 (£604 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Loxford School Trust Limited, income was £7,812 and spending £7,808 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Gaynes School is part of Loxford School Trust Limited, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College Hornchurch
• The Warren School Romford
• Aldborough Primary School Ilford
• Loxford School Ilford
• Cecil Jones Academy Southend-On-Sea
• Tabor Academy Braintree

What is Gaynes School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gaynes School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Gaynes School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gaynes School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Gaynes School have?

Gaynes School has 501 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gaynes School cover?

Gaynes School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Gaynes School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.7, and 55% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Gaynes School?

Gaynes School is at Brackendale Gardens, Upminster, Essex, RM14 3UX.