Drayton Manor High School

About Drayton Manor High School

Drayton Manor High School’s Progress 8 score of 0.65 sits well above the Ealing local authority average of 0.5, marking it as a significantly stronger performer than most secondary schools in the borough. That gap of 0.15 points might sound modest, but in Progress 8 terms it represents roughly an extra grade in one subject per pupil compared with the LA norm. The school ranks 6th out of 17 state secondaries in Ealing, placing it in the top 37.5% locally and, more impressively, in the top 10.3% nationally. Its progress banding is rated ‘Well above average’, and the school sits just behind three high-performing Church of England schools at the top of the LA table. For a non-denominational comprehensive in a competitive London borough, these are strong headline numbers.

Academically, the school delivers consistently across the board. At KS4, the Attainment 8 score is 55.2, and 78.5% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 64.6% hitting the tougher grade 5 benchmark. The EBacc average point score is 5.38, and a striking 90.1% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects — well above typical rates. Progress in maths (0.71) and English (0.7) is similarly strong, and the EBacc progress measure is particularly high at 0.94. In the sixth form, the value added score of 0.44 is again ‘Well above average’, with pupils averaging a B- grade per entry and 12.7% achieving at least AAB in two facilitating subjects. Ofsted’s 2023 inspection graded the school Outstanding overall, with Outstanding marks for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership, and sixth form provision, and a Good for personal development.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 240 places in 2025/26, there were 934 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.89, and only 166 first-preference offers were made from 197 first-preference applications. Facilities include music rooms, an ICT suite, sports hall, sixth form centre, tennis courts and a dining hall, with a broad sports programme covering rowing, martial arts, hockey and rugby. The clubs list is extensive, with offerings like Young Enterprise, Model UN, DofE and a school newspaper. SEND provision is wide-ranging, covering dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities among others. With 37.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake and achieves strong results across the board. This is a school for families who want high academic standards in a genuinely comprehensive setting, with a sixth form that adds real value.

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