Side by side
Atam Academy and The Sydney Russell School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Atam Academy takes ages 3 to 18; The Sydney Russell School takes ages 4 to 18.
- Atam Academy has 1,083 pupils; The Sydney Russell School has 2,568.
- The two schools are 2.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Atam Academy | The Sydney Russell School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Free school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 18 DfE register | 4 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,083 DfE register | 2,568 DfE register |
| Religious character | Sikh DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Redbridge DfE register | Barking and Dagenham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 28 first preferences for 46 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 361 first preferences for 357 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 11 June 2024: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% (2024/25) DfE | 83% (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 57.2 (2024/25) DfE | 51.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 68% (2024/25) DfE | 52% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | B- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 37.3 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | Not published | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 93% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 10.4% DfE register | 27.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 51.3% school census 2024/25 | 32.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 6.6% school census 2024/25 | 11% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 22.2 DfE workforce census | 16.6 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 6.7% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.4% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.