Drapers' Maylands Primary School

About Drapers' Maylands Primary School

If you're looking for a school where parents are genuinely happy, Drapers' Maylands Primary School makes a strong impression. In the most recent Parent View survey, every single respondent said they would recommend the school to other parents. That's a 100% recommend rate, based on 28 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025. The feedback is consistently positive across the board: 68% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and the same proportion strongly agreed that their child feels safe. Behaviour is another standout area — 71% strongly agreed that the school ensures pupils are well behaved, with no parents disagreeing. The school is also oversubscribed, which tells its own story. For the 2025/26 intake, there were 83 applications for 42 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.98. All 42 first-preference applicants received an offer, so getting a place is realistic if you put it top of your list, but it's not a guaranteed shoo-in.

Academically, Drapers' Maylands sits comfortably in the middle of the pack in Havering. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That's just above the local authority average of 65%. The school ranks 26th out of 49 primary schools in Havering, placing it in the top 50% locally. Looking at individual subjects, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 106, while reading and writing saw 68% and 77% respectively. Higher-standard attainment is more modest: 16% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2023, confirmed it remains Good overall, with inspectors noting it is 'Improving'. Leadership and management, as well as overall effectiveness, were both rated Good, and the early years provision was judged Outstanding.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary, including a library, sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor playground and a sensory room, plus a Forest School programme. There are also plenty of clubs on offer — coding, science club, film club, choir, gardening and drama — and sports include netball, rounders, cross country and tennis. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. It's worth noting that the Parent View question specifically about SEND support received no responses, so it's hard to gauge parent satisfaction on that front directly. With 28.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a reasonably diverse intake. Drapers' Maylands is a good fit for families who want a well-regarded, improving local primary with strong parent satisfaction and a broad range of activities, and who are happy to be in a school that's popular but not impossible to get into.

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