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Drapers' Maylands Primary School

Free schools · Romford · RM3 9XR

Ages 3–11 · 348 pupils · Havering

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-11-18

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
335

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
96
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

348 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
348
Boys / girls
187 / 161
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
348 / 420 (83%)
Free school meals
27%
FSM pupils
94
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Drapers Company
Headteacher
Trudy Spillane

Location

Address
Settle Road
Postcode
RM3 9XR
Town
Romford
County
Essex
Local authority
Havering
District
Havering
Constituency
Hornchurch and Upminster
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 3–11, in Romford, Havering, 348 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27%.

Open schools in Romford
58
Primary schools in Romford
37
Academies among open schools in Romford
36% (21)
Open schools in RM3
16
Primary in RM3
10
Open schools in Havering LA
92
Primary in Havering LA
59

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RomfordNear RM3

  • Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Romford · RM3 9RT · Havering

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM40.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.2 miles away

  • Mead Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Romford · RM3 9JD · Havering

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM34.9%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Drapers' Brookside Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Romford · RM3 9DJ · Havering

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM32.8%
    • Demand0.94

    0.7 miles away

  • Drapers' Brookside Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Romford · RM3 9DJ · Havering

    Ages 7–11

    • KS232%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM47.4%

    0.7 miles away

  • Harold Court Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Romford · RM3 0SH · Havering

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.7%
    • Demand0.83

    0.8 miles away

  • Broadford Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Romford · RM3 8JS · Havering

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM31.3%
    • Demand0.91

    1.0 miles away

  • St Ursula's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Romford · RM3 7JS · Havering

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence3.0%
    • FSM13.3%
    • Demand1.08

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Trudy Spillane
Telephone
01708371331
Website
www.drapersmaylands.com

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