Gaynes School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Havering
Brackendale Gardens, Upminster, RM14 3UX
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 29/11/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
16.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
501
Capacity used
Has space52%
960 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
63 of 63 families who put it first got an offer
110
Places offered
404
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 63 | 63 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 100 | 21 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 114 | 9 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 127 | 16 | ● 13% |
| Total | 404 | 109 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 91 applications came from outside the council area (51 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Annabelle Kirkpatrick
- Address
- Brackendale Gardens, Upminster, RM14 3UX
- Phone
- 01708502900
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- Upminster · Hornchurch and Upminster
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144095
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
501 pupils · 960 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 500 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
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 | 48.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.49 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.64 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 68 | — |
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 | 68 | 21% | 65% | 84% | |
| English Language | 68 | 13% | 71% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 67 | 12% | 78% | 90% | |
| Religious Studies | 64 | 16% | 53% | 73% | |
| French | 50 | 14% | 54% | 66% | |
| History | 50 | 30% | 52% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 45 | 2% | 31% | 64% | |
| Business | 40 | 3% | 43% | 60% | |
| Geography | 27 | 22% | 78% | 81% | |
| Physical Education | 23 | 26% | 70% | 87% | |
| Biology | 21 | 33% | 90% | 100% | |
| Physics | 21 | 29% | 86% | 100% |
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.