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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 September 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry531 applications · 168 places offered · 135 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Havering median median 3.1
- 2025 3.3; Havering median median 3.3
- 2024 3.3; Havering median median 2.8
- 2023 3.3; Havering median median 2.7
- 2022 3.7; Havering median median 2.7
- 2021 3.6; Havering median median 2.7
- 2020 3.7; Havering median median 2.9
- 2019 3.4; Havering median median 2.8
- 2018 3.4; Havering median median 2.7
- 2017 3.3; Havering median median 3.2
- 2016 4.0; Havering median median 3.5
- 2015 5.0; Havering median median 3.1
- 2014 4.4; Havering median median 2.9
- This school
- Havering median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 168 | 531 | 3.2 | 135 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2025 | 178 | 586 | 3.3 | 158 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 174 | 573 | 3.3 | 140 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2023 | 179 | 593 | 3.3 | 164 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 176 | 658 | 3.7 | 211 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2021 | 179 | 651 | 3.6 | 199 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2020 | 178 | 654 | 3.7 | 178 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 178 | 604 | 3.4 | 148 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2018 | 168 | 567 | 3.4 | 156 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 168 | 546 | 3.3 | 131 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2016 | 168 | 672 | 4.0 | 143 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2015 | 168 | 838 | 5.0 | 243 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2014 | 168 | 736 | 4.4 | 216 | 1.29 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 171 | 41.5 | 36% | 59% | – |
| 2024/25 | 175 | 45.5 | 46% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 172 | 45.3 | 40% | 61% | −0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 165 | 47.4 | 37% | 70% | +0.04 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Abbs Cross Academy and Arts CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · HaveringGood20233.2applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · HaveringStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · HaveringGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · HaveringGood20222.3applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · HaveringGraded · no overall grade20244.0applications per place 59.5Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Barking and DagenhamGraded · no overall grade202442.9Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Havering20263.2applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Barking and Dagenham20252.9applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136663 · 311/5401
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 888 pupils · 882 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- Abbs Cross School and Arts College (URN 102352)
- Address
- Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
- Local authority
- Havering
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources