Drayton Manor High School
Drayton Bridge Road, Hanwell, London, W7 1EU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DRAYTON MANOR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lisa Mills
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,582
- Pupils on roll
- 1,443
- URN
- 137221
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083571900
About this school
Drayton Manor High School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,443 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Drayton Manor High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 227 | 223 | 229 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 55.2 | 56.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.67 +0.48 to +0.86 | +0.65 +0.46 to +0.84 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 64.6% | 62% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 78.5% | 76.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 92% | 90.1% | 90.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
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 Drayton Manor High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Ealing average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.5 | 44.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.2 | 47 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,510 |
| 2023/24 | 1,424 |
| 2024/25 | 1,413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Drayton Manor High School compares
Drayton Manor High School ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in Ealing for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56 | 6.1% | 38.3% | 1,443 | — |
| Brentside High School | 44.1 | 11.7% | 47.6% | 1,483 | 0.8 miles |
| The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | 58.4 | 5.7% | 16.7% | 2,036 | 1.0 miles |
| Elthorne Park High School | 57.2 | 5.8% | 22.2% | 1,603 | 1.1 miles |
| Dormers Wells High School | 49.1 | 5.9% | 34% | 1,469 | 1.3 miles |
| William Perkin Church of England High School | 62.5 | 7.7% | 27.2% | 1,450 | 1.6 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)
- 38.26%
- English as an additional language
- 50.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brentside High School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School1.0 miles
Secondary · Greenford
-
Elthorne Park High School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Dormers Wells High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Southall
-
William Perkin Church of England High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Greenford
Other schools in London
Drayton Manor High School ranks 68th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Drayton Manor High School teach?
- Drayton Manor High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Drayton Manor High School?
- The headteacher of Drayton Manor High School is Ms Lisa Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Drayton Manor High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Drayton Manor High School, 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 Drayton Manor High School?
- Drayton Manor High School has 1,443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Drayton Manor High School full?
- Drayton Manor High School has capacity for 1,582 pupils and 1,443 on roll (91%), so it has space against 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 Drayton Manor High School a faith school?
- No. Drayton Manor High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Drayton Manor High School a selective school?
- No. Drayton Manor High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Drayton Manor High School part of an academy trust?
- Drayton Manor High School is part of DRAYTON MANOR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Drayton Manor High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.5 in 2022/23 and 56 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Drayton Manor High School compare with other schools in Ealing?
- Drayton Manor High School ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in Ealing for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Drayton Manor High School's absence rate?
- Drayton Manor High School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Drayton Manor High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Drayton Manor High School'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.