Drapers' Academy
Settle Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 9XR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Gillian Dineen
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Drapers Company
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,120
- Pupils on roll
- 1,196
- URN
- 136090
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708371331
About this school
Drapers' Academy is a secondary academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Drapers' Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 200 | 193 | 191 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 41.7 | 38.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.65 -0.86 to -0.44 | -0.13 -0.34 to +0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 40.4% | 35.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 54.9% | 51.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 59.6% | 47.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Drapers' Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 43.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.7 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,216 |
| 2023/24 | 1,219 |
| 2024/25 | 1,206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Drapers' Academy compares
Drapers' Academy ranked 17th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.8 | 10.6% | 44.5% | 1,196 | — |
| Redden Court School | 47.4 | 6.1% | 18.6% | 1,058 | 1.6 miles |
| The Campion School | 52.8 | 4.4% | 10.2% | 1,235 | 1.9 miles |
| The Royal Liberty School | 51 | 4.6% | 19.1% | 749 | 2.1 miles |
| Bower Park Academy | 37.7 | 10.9% | 36.2% | 965 | 2.5 miles |
| Marshalls Park Academy | 42.9 | 8.4% | 28.9% | 1,174 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.5%
- English as an additional language
- 29.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.61%
- Persistent absence
- 32.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redden Court School1.6 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
The Campion School1.9 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
The Royal Liberty School2.1 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
Bower Park Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
Marshalls Park Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Drapers' Academy ranks 9th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Romford.
- Bower Park Academy Secondary
- Chadwell Heath Academy Secondary
- Marshalls Park Academy Secondary
- Redden Court School Secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Secondary
- The Royal Liberty School Secondary
- The Warren School Secondary
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Drapers' Academy teach?
- Drapers' Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Romford.
- Who is the principal of Drapers' Academy?
- The principal of Drapers' Academy is Gillian Dineen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Drapers' Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Drapers' Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Drapers' Academy?
- Drapers' Academy has 1,196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Drapers' Academy full?
- Drapers' Academy has capacity for 1,120 pupils and 1,196 on roll (107%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Drapers' Academy a faith school?
- No. Drapers' Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Drapers' Academy a selective school?
- No. Drapers' Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Drapers' Academy part of an academy trust?
- Drapers' Academy is part of DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Drapers' Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 38.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Drapers' Academy compare with other schools in Havering?
- Drapers' Academy ranked 17th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Drapers' Academy's absence rate?
- Drapers' Academy's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Drapers' Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Drapers' Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.