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Drayton Manor High School

Secondary · London · W7 1EU

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 28 November 2023

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At a glance

1,443 pupils · 91% of 1,582 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
39.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
50.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk/
URN
137221

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 182 families named it first for 240 Year 7 places, 0.76 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.647 miles; distance decided places in 10 of the 14 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2011 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 28 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.76 first-choice applications per place

240 places offered · 182 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.647 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.647 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

229 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
56
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
76.9%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
62%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5.4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B
39.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school56
Median of its 12 closest peers41.9
Ealing average53.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through SchoolLondon · 17 miles awayGood43.3
Greig City AcademyLondon · 11 miles awayGood41.6
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise CollegeSlough · 12 miles awayGood42.1
Foxford Community SchoolCoventry · 81 miles awayGood41
Oxford Spires AcademyOxford · 41 miles awayGood46.3
Hinde House 2-16 AcademySheffield · 140 miles awayNeeds attention41.1
Queen Elizabeth SchoolLuton · 26 miles awayNeeds attention39.9
Castle Mead AcademyLeicester · 85 miles awayOutstanding48
George Salter AcademyWest Bromwich · 100 miles awayGood39.6
Swindon AcademySwindon · 63 miles awayExpected standard50.2
Oasis Academy LeesbrookOldham · 158 miles awayGood41.5
Cantell SchoolSouthampton · 61 miles awayOutstanding46.9

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other ethnic group 23% (Ealing 18%, England 3%) · Black African 16% (Ealing 10%, England 5%) · White British 15% (Ealing 13%, England 59%) · Any other White background 12% (Ealing 13%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Ealing 6%, England 5%) · Not recorded 5% (Ealing 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Ealing 14%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Ealing 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Ealing 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Ealing 8%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Ealing 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Ealing 3%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Ealing 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.03 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Ealing: 7.67 suspensions and 0.17 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

74% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 17% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £58,314; 9.2% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,876
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 3% (6%) · bought-in professional services 4% (1%) · catering 2% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £2,295,000; in-year balance -£136,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
94%
Continuing in education
92%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
69%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
14%
Any sustained destination
89%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher51.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier63.6%62.3%
Social housing9.9%17.1%
Privately rented26.3%20.5%
Detached houses4.3%22.9%
Flats34.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van30.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001288 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£535,000535 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£420,000–£775,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (11)£1,046,000
Semi-detached (79)£873,000
Terraced (202)£707,500
Flat (243)£420,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
31an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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