Sanders Draper
Suttons Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SFAET LTD
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Brooks
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- SFAET LTD
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 918
- Pupils on roll
- 732
- URN
- 146309
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708443068
About this school
Sanders Draper is a secondary academy in Hornchurch. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 732 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 139 | 128 | 114 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 | 41.9 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 -0.69 to -0.21 | -0.37 -0.62 to -0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 35.9% | 30.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 60.9% | 65.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 59.4% | 64.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
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 Sanders Draper 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 | 44.7 | 43.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.9 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 664 |
| 2023/24 | 667 |
| 2024/25 | 705 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sanders Draper compares
Sanders Draper ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 5.6% | 26.1% | 732 | — |
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College | 45.5 | 8.2% | 26.9% | 882 | 0.4 miles |
| Hornchurch High School | 54 | 7.3% | 32.4% | 661 | 0.9 miles |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | 62.2 | 5% | 12.9% | 848 | 1.3 miles |
| The Brittons Academy | 39.5 | 7.6% | 39.7% | 730 | 1.5 miles |
| Gaynes School | 50.7 | 6% | 25.2% | 501 | 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)
- 26.1%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 14.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College0.4 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
Hornchurch High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School1.3 miles
Secondary · Upminster
-
The Brittons Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Rainham
-
Gaynes School1.6 miles
Secondary · Upminster
Other schools in Hornchurch
Sanders Draper ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Hornchurch.
- Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College Secondary
- Emerson Park Academy Secondary
- Hornchurch High School Secondary
- The Campion School Secondary
- Ardleigh Green Infant School Primary
- Ardleigh Green Junior School Primary
- Benhurst Primary School Primary
- Elm Park Primary School Primary
- Hacton Primary School Primary
- Harrow Lodge Primary School Primary
- Langtons Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Langtons Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sanders Draper teach?
- Sanders Draper teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hornchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of Sanders Draper?
- The headteacher of Sanders Draper is Mr Stuart Brooks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sanders Draper last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sanders Draper, 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 Sanders Draper?
- Sanders Draper has 732 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sanders Draper full?
- Sanders Draper has capacity for 918 pupils and 732 on roll (80%), 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 Sanders Draper a faith school?
- No. Sanders Draper has no designated religious character.
- Is Sanders Draper a selective school?
- No. Sanders Draper is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sanders Draper?
- Sanders Draper is part of SFAET LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sanders Draper's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.7 in 2022/23 and 44.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sanders Draper rank locally?
- Sanders Draper ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sanders Draper's absence rate?
- Sanders Draper's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sanders Draper's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sanders Draper'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 10 July 2026.