UK Schools
Gaynes School
Gaynes School is a mixed secondary academy in Upminster, London Borough of Havering, teaching 501 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in November 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 50.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 5 January 2026 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Gaynes School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Gaynes School.
- 5–31 Spring Term 2026 (First Half)
- 1–13 Spring Term 2026 (First Half)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term 2026
- 23–28 Spring Term 2026 (Second Half)
- 1–27 Spring Term 2026 (Second Half)
- 13–30 Summer Term 2026 (First Half)
- 1–22 Summer Term 2026 (First Half)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term 2026
- 1–30 Summer Term 2026 (Second Half)
- 1–17 Summer Term 2026 (Second Half)
- 20 Staff INSET Day
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Spring Term 2026 (First Half) Jan 5 – Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 2026 Feb 16 – Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 2026 (Second Half) Feb 23 – Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Summer Term 2026 (First Half) Apr 13 – May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 2026 May 25 – May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2026 (Second Half) Jun 1 – Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Staff INSET Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Two-week break between Autumn and Spring terms Holiday
- Easter Holiday Two-week break between Spring and Summer terms Holiday
- Summer Holiday Late July – Early September Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Gaynes School with London Borough of Havering and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school London Borough of Havering England
Attendance 16.8% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school London Borough of Havering England
What pupils do after GCSEs 97% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school London Borough of Havering England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Gaynes School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Gaynes School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.