Drayton Manor High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Ealing
Unique reference
137221
Address
Drayton Bridge Road, Hanwell, W7 1EU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1413 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
54.1%
Girls
45.9%
First language not English
50.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.9%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Other 22.8%
African 15.9%
White British 13.8%
Other White 13.1%
Mixed 11.3%
Pakistani 5.5%
Other Asian 4.3%
Unclassified 3.9%
Indian 3.8%
Caribbean 2.1%
Chinese 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 90%
Local authority average 63%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 62%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 55.9
Local authority average 51.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.43
Local authority average 4.84
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
MultimediaTechnical Award10
ArabicGCSE7
Art & DesignGCSE23
BiologyGCSE78
Business Studies:SingleGCSE69
ChemistryGCSE78
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
Design & TechnologyGCSE19
EconomicsGCSE45
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Drayton Manor High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
240
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
197
2nd preference
192
3rd preference
186
From another Local Authority
49
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
166
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
24
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
239
140
99
Year 8
227
123
104
Year 9
229
116
113
Year 10
231
124
107
Year 11
237
129
108
Year 12
139
71
68
Year 13
111
62
49
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
92.5%
85.5%
Further education
23.0%
22.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
67.0%
66.7%
35.2%
Sixth form college
SP
2.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
0.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
3.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
5.0%
2.7%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
81.3%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
29.3%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.8%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022