Drayton Manor High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Ealing
Drayton Bridge Road, London, W7 1EU
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 28/11/2023
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
15.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,443
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,582 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
166 of 197 families who put it first got an offer
240
Places offered
934
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 197 | 166 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 192 | 30 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 186 | 24 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 359 | 20 | ● 6% |
| Total | 934 | 240 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Ealing lets families list 6 preferences. 49 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lisa Mills
- Address
- Drayton Bridge Road, Hanwell, London, W7 1EU
- Phone
- 02083571900
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Ward / constituency
- North Hanwell · Ealing North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137221
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 50% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DRAYTON MANOR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
1,443 pupils · 1,582 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,199 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 | 55.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.65 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.29 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 90.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 229 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.11 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 113 | — |
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 | 229 | 32% | 65% | 81% | |
| English Language | 229 | 29% | 70% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 227 | 33% | 74% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 22% | 60% | 79% | |
| Geography | 135 | 26% | 53% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 125 | 26% | 55% | 70% | |
| History | 87 | 56% | 78% | 84% | |
| Biology | 78 | 49% | 73% | 90% | |
| Physics | 78 | 55% | 78% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 78 | 54% | 77% | 92% | |
| Social Studies | 78 | 22% | 56% | 69% | |
| French | 75 | 29% | 51% | 59% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 54 | 17% | 52% | 78% | |
| Psychology | 41 | 7% | 24% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 6% | 26% | 65% | |
| Physics | 25 | 12% | 36% | 60% | |
| Sociology | 22 | 9% | 23% | 73% | |
| Biology | 21 | 0% | 29% | 52% | |
| Economics | 20 | 5% | 15% | 55% | |
| History | 17 | 12% | 47% | 71% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 13% | 33% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| Government and Politics | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 9 | 22% | 44% | 89% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12174: Drayton Manor High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 11 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Ealing 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.