Atam Academy
Little Heath, Romford, RM6 4XX
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Trust
- ONE MULTI ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Steed
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,083
- URN
- 142896
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082529831
About this school
Atam Academy is a Sikh all-through academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 1,083 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 80% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 22% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 95% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 92% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 106 | 117 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.7 | 57.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.22 to +0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59.4% | 67.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.4% | 83.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77.4% | 74.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 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 Atam 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 | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.7 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.2 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 945 |
| 2023/24 | 1,065 |
| 2024/25 | 1,094 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Atam Academy compares
Atam Academy ranked 5th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.2 | 6.7% | 11.9% | 1,083 | — |
| Seven Kings School | 57.3 | 5.9% | 18.2% | 2,189 | 1.6 miles |
| Ark Isaac Newton Academy | 56.7 | 4.4% | 31.9% | 1,777 | 1.7 miles |
| Robert Clack School | 50.5 | 7.6% | 32.1% | 3,231 | 2.0 miles |
| The Sydney Russell School | 51.2 | 5.4% | 29.3% | 2,568 | 2.3 miles |
| Loxford School | 54.4 | 6.6% | 24.6% | 2,799 | 2.5 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)
- 11.87%
- English as an additional language
- 51.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 21.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Seven Kings School1.6 miles
All-through · Ilford
-
Ark Isaac Newton Academy1.7 miles
All-through · Ilford
-
Robert Clack School2.0 miles
All-through · Dagenham
-
The Sydney Russell School2.3 miles
All-through · Dagenham
-
Loxford School2.5 miles
All-through · Ilford
Other schools in Romford
Atam Academy ranks 3rd of the 34 ranked primary schools in Romford, and Atam Academy ranks 1st of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Romford.
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
- Concordia Academy Primary
- Crowlands Primary School Primary
- Crownfield Infant School Primary
- Crownfield Junior School Primary
- Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School Primary
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Atam Academy teach?
- Atam Academy teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an all-through school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Atam Academy?
- The headteacher of Atam Academy is Mr Chris Steed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Atam Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Atam 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 big is Atam Academy?
- Atam Academy has 1,083 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Atam Academy full?
- Atam Academy has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,083 on roll (87%), 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 Atam Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Atam Academy is designated Sikh.
- Does Atam Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Atam Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Atam Academy?
- Atam Academy is part of ONE MULTI ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Atam Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Atam Academy rank locally?
- Atam Academy ranked 5th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Atam Academy's absence rate?
- Atam Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Atam Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Atam 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 2 July 2026.