Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Havering
Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
20.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
882
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
888 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
147 of 158 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
586
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 158 | 147 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 149 | 24 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 128 | 6 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 151 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 586 | 178 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 38 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicola Jethwa
- Address
- Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
- Phone
- 01708440304
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- St Andrew's · Hornchurch and Upminster
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136663
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 35% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
882 pupils · 888 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 927 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 171 | 18% | 50% | 73% | |
| English Language | 171 | 12% | 57% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 13% | 63% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 154 | 18% | 55% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 7% | 37% | 57% | |
| French | 104 | 13% | 37% | 63% | |
| History | 76 | 18% | 62% | 71% | |
| Geography | 68 | 22% | 66% | 82% | |
| Business | 63 | 6% | 52% | 71% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 53 | 13% | 55% | 79% | |
| Physical Education | 40 | 18% | 70% | 78% | |
| Biology | 25 | 44% | 96% | 96% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Havering council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.