Free schools · Redbridge

Atam Academy

3–18Ages
1,083Pupils
All-throughPhase
SikhReligious character
142896URN

Little Heath, Romford, RM6 4XX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Redbridge median (2.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in RedbridgeSelective

140 applications for 46 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2019

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.7of 90

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

13th of 19 in Redbridge

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Redbridge median (2.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

140 applications · 46 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 3.0; Redbridge median median 2.9
2025 2.4; Redbridge median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 2.1; Redbridge median median 3.0
2022 2.9; Redbridge median median 3.1
2021 1.9; Redbridge median median 2.9
2020 1.8; Redbridge median median 3.2
2019 1.0; Redbridge median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Redbridge median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Redbridge median

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.0 per place (92 applications for 46 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	46	140	3.0	28	0.61
Sep 2025	49	118	2.4	18	0.37
Sep 2024	57	141	2.5	41	0.72
Sep 2023	75	156	2.1	59	0.79
Sep 2022	88	252	2.9	77	0.88
Sep 2021	108	201	1.9	67	0.62
Sep 2020	116	208	1.8	63	0.54
Sep 2019	116	120	1.0	49	0.42

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

103 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.713th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%12th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 62% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths83%

Redbridge 79% England 66%

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.52

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	103	52.7	60%	83%	–
2024/25	117	57.2	68%	84%	–
2023/24	106	52.7	59%	76%	+0.52
2022/23	0				–

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

Atam AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

3.0applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Chadwell Heath Academy
1.0 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 53.9Attainment 8
The Warren School
1.7 km · Barking and Dagenham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Oaks Park High School
1.8 km · Redbridge

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
Mayfield School
1.8 km · Redbridge

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
The Palmer Catholic Academy
2.4 km · Redbridge

2026

2.0applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
King Solomon High School
2.5 km · Redbridge

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Seven Kings School
2.5 km · Redbridge

Improved significantly2025

27.3applications per place 62.0Attainment 8
St Edward's Church of England Academy
2.7 km · Havering

2026

2.1applications per place 47.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 142896 · 317/4002
Trust: One Multi Academies Trust Limited
Religious character: Sikh
Capacity: 1,250 pupils · 1,083 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 5 September 2016
Address: Little Heath, Romford, RM6 4XX
Local authority: Redbridge

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources