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State-funded · Secondary · Ealing

Drayton Manor High School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · 1,443 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
1,443 census January 2026
Capacity
1,582
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Ms Lisa Mills
Trust
DRAYTON MANOR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Address
Drayton Bridge Road, Hanwell, London, W7 1EU
Borough
Ealing
Telephone
02083571900
DfE reference (URN)
137221

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 494%
In a sustained education destination92%
Going to a school sixth form67%
Going to a sixth-form collegeSuppressed (small cohort)
Going to a further education college or other FE provider23%
In a sustained apprenticeship0%
In sustained employment2%
Whose destination was not sustained2%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 227 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study89%
Progressing to higher education69%
Progressing to further education1%
In a sustained apprenticeship4%
In sustained employment14%
Whose destination was not sustained8%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 167 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

    Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Sixth form (16+)

  1. Registration deadlineFriday 4 December 2026Closes in 55 days

    Applications open 15 October and close 4 December 2026

    Source: draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk

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Open days and tours

  1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 17:00Thursday 15 October 2026, 17:00 to 19:15

    16+ Book or read more

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

182 first-preference applications and 910 applications naming it at any preference for 240 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026240182910
September 2025240197934
September 2024240191979
September 20232401831,013

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Ealing: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 73% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.7% were offered one of their preferences (3,627 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 28 November 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Outstanding

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth-form provision
Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 54.5 · 2023/24: 55.2
    56This school52Ealing46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 61% · 2023/24: 65%
    62%This school57%Ealing45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 81% · 2023/24: 78%
    77%This school73%Ealing65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 92% · 2023/24: 90%
    90%This school63%Ealing40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.29 · 2023/24: 5.38
    5.44This school4.85Ealing4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 229 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B- · 2023/24: B-
    BThis schoolB-EalingB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 36.3 · 2023/24: 36.3
    39.1This school37Ealing35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 37.1 · 2023/24: 36.3
    39.5This school37.1Ealing35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 23% · 2023/24: 13%
    23%This school21%Ealing18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: 0.44
    0.46This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 113 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
39.9% January 2026
English as an additional language
50.7%
Receiving SEN support
17.4%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
2.3%
Girls / boys
46% / 54%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
6.1% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
15.3%
Pupils per teacher
15.8 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
1,567
Pupils on roll
1,410

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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1,483 pupils · Attainment 8 44.1 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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921 pupils · A level average A- (2024/25) · £7,508 to £9,808 a term (2026-27)

Registration: closes in 6 days (16 Oct 2026)

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