UK Schools
Sanders Draper
Sanders Draper is a mixed secondary academy in Hornchurch, London Borough of Havering, teaching 732 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in January 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 13 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Sanders Draper.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sanders Draper.
- 3 Autumn Term starts (All students return to school)
- 17 Professional Development Day (School closed to students)
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term
- 28 Professional Development Day (School closed to students)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5 Spring Term starts (All students return to school)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 13 Summer Term starts (All students return to school)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Summer Holiday starts
- 20 Professional Development Day (School closed to students)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term starts (All students return to school) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Professional Development Day (School closed to students) Oct 17, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-31, 2025 Holiday
- Professional Development Day (School closed to students) Nov 28, 2025 Event
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term starts (All students return to school) Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term starts (All students return to school) Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday starts Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
- Professional Development Day (School closed to students) Jul 20, 2026 Event
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sanders Draper with London Borough of Havering and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school London Borough of Havering England
Attendance 14.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school London Borough of Havering England
What pupils do after GCSEs 91% 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 Sanders Draper. 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 Sanders Draper 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.