Sanders Draper

Sanders Draper is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas of inspection. The school has created a positive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, which is evident in their satisfaction and engagement in school life. The staff maintain high expectations for both work and behavior, ensuring that pupils receive the support they need to achieve their potential, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Despite its many strengths, the school has identified areas for development, particularly in the curriculum delivery in a few subjects and the coherence of personal development opportunities. Noteworthy is the school's commitment to the reading culture, with enhanced library resources and diverse reading materials available. There is a respectful and calm atmosphere where bullying is addressed promptly and effectively. Students participate in leadership roles, contributing to a sense of community and inclusion. While many aspects of personal development are underway, further planning is needed to align experiences with pupils' interests and talents, and to boost engagement in extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel safe in a supportive school community.
• High expectations from staff support pupil achievement.
• Effective interventions in place for pupils with SEND.
• Strong curriculum foundations in most subjects.
• Well-developed reading culture with diverse resources.
• Regular and constructive feedback helps improve pupil work.
• Low rates of disruption and effective behavior management.
• Opportunities for pupil leadership foster confidence.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum clarity and depth not fully established in some subjects.
• Personal development opportunities not coherently planned.

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 Sanders Draper attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 14.1% 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, 4.3% of pupils at Sanders Draper were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were 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 Sanders Draper had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.4% 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, 19.3% of pupils at Sanders Draper were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.3% 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 Sanders Draper received £9,162 and spent £8,622 for each of its 707 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £838,000 (£1,185 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Sfaet Ltd, income was £8,728 and spending £8,592 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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Sanders Draper is part of Sfaet Ltd, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• The Royal Liberty School Romford
• Redden Court School Romford
• Rise Park Junior School Romford
• Rise Park Infant School Romford

What is Sanders Draper's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sanders Draper is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Sanders Draper last inspected by Ofsted?

Sanders Draper was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Sanders Draper have?

Sanders Draper has 732 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sanders Draper cover?

Sanders Draper for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Sanders Draper's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.7, and 31% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Sanders Draper?

Sanders Draper is at Suttons Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 6RT.