Drapers' Brookside Junior School
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Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- School remains Good, January 2023
- Results
- 47% expected standard; 7% higher standard
- Size
- 234 pupils; classes of 29
- Run by
- Drapers' Multi-academy Trust
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11 · Mixed
- Expected standard: 47%, against 65% in Havering.
- Higher standard: 7%, against 11% in Havering.
- Sessions missed: 7.1%, against 4.7% in Havering.
- Persistently absent: 21.5%, against 11.2% in Havering.
At a glance
Against Havering and EnglandOverview
Getting in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Year 3 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- School remains Good
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 47% (England 62%) (county 65%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 7% (England 8%) (county 11%)
Daily life
- Absence: 7.1% of sessions missed; 21% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 6.3% and 19%
- Suspensions: 5 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 2); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 29.0 pupils; 15% of classes have more than 30
- 21.3 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 37 m
- 53 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 7 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.8 (1 km square, background level)
Who runs it
- Drapers' Multi-academy Trust, with 5 schools
- Opened as an academy (sponsored) on 1 July 2014
- Replaced Brookside Junior School (URN 102288)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Year 3. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 47% | 62% | 65% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 7% | 8% | 11% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | (44/49) |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2023 | Ungraded visit | School remains Good |
Source: Ofsted, 2023.
Daily life
Absence
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 21% | 0.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 20% | 0.4% |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 25% | 0.8% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 6.3% | 19% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (40% or more), the median of 2777 schools.
Suspensions and exclusions
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5.5 | 4.2% | 13 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 2.1% | 8 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0 | 0.8% | 19 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 2.2 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 29.0 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 15% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 21.3 | November 2025 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 37 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 7 serious and 0 fatal in all; 16 involved a pedestrian, 7 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 11.3 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 12.8 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 7.8 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 47% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 38% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 20% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 3.4% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 53% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Drapers' Multi-academy Trust, with 5 schools
- Opened as an academy (sponsored) on 1 July 2014
- Replaced Brookside Junior School (URN 102288)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Romford and the Havering league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
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