Drayton Manor High School

What Drayton Manor High School does

Drayton Manor High School is a state-funded secondary school and Sixth Form located in Hanwell, London Borough of Ealing, founded in 1930 and operating today as an Academy under the Drayton Manor High School Academy Trust. The school serves approximately 1,400–1,500 students across Years 7–11 (Standard Admission Number of 240 per year group, five year groups) and a Sixth Form offering 27 A-Level subjects plus vocational courses. Academic outcomes are consistently top-decile nationally: Progress 8 of 0.67, 77% Grade 4+ in English and Maths, 31% A*-A at A-Level, and 89% of leavers progressing to education, apprenticeships, or employment (2024/25).

The school is operationally structured around five teaching blocks (Allenby, Francis Moore, Sir Montague Sharpe, Dr Evans, and C Building) covering Sciences, Humanities, Design Technology, Modern Foreign Languages, and Inclusion, supported by outdoor sports facilities including seven tennis/netball courts, playing fields, and a floodlit astroturf. Its technology stack is built on third-party EdTech platforms — Satchel One for homework, MyEd for parent communication, and Unifrog for careers — and in-house programs including a four-House competitive system (Caladrius, Phoenix, Griffin, Pegasus), a four-tier Drayton Manor Awards System mapped to the values of Ambition, Character, and Civic Virtue, and the Personal Development Passport launched in September 2024.

Revenue derives almost entirely from direct UK government Academy funding tied to pupil numbers, with supplementary PTA fundraising contributing additional resources (over £21,000 raised in recent years). There are no tuition fees. Admissions are event-driven through Ealing Council's main round for Year 7, with direct applications for Sixth Form and in-year transfers; the school is structurally oversubscribed at 3.9x for Year 7 places in 2025. Governance is provided by a Governing Body of parent, staff, and community governors chaired by Mr J Eva, with Ms Lisa Mills as the fifth Headteacher in the school's history (since 2019).

Name

Drayton Manor High School

Legal name

Drayton Manor High School

Website

https://draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Drayton Manor High School is a state-funded Academy secondary school and Sixth Form in Hanwell, London Borough of Ealing, serving approximately 1,400 students aged 11–18 and delivering a National Curriculum with 27 A-Level courses. It is government-funded, non-tuition, and 3.9x oversubscribed for Year 7 places.

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London

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Academy Status): As an Academy, Drayton Manor receives direct government funding based on student enrollment. No tuition fees are charged to students.
2. PTA Fundraising: Parent Teacher Association raises funds through events including car boot sales, quiz nights, and EasyFundraising. Over recent years raised more than £21,000 providing extra curriculum resources, rewards, equipment, and teaching aids.

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Core offering

Drayton Manor High School is a state-funded Academy delivering secondary education for students aged 11-18 across Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9), Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11) leading to GCSEs, and a Sixth Form (Years 12-13) offering 27 A-Level and vocational courses. The school supplements academic study with a Personal Development Passport, an enrichment programme (clubs, trips, sport, music, drama), a four-House competitive system, structured careers guidance, and Oxbridge preparation. Places are free of tuition fees, with Year 7 admissions processed through the London Borough of Ealing and Sixth Form places applied for directly.

Product overview

Drayton Manor High School is a secondary school and sixth form institution offering comprehensive educational programs. The school provides Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) following the National Curriculum alongside the 'Shine' programme, Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11) with the EBACC at its core, and Key Stage 5 (Sixth Form) with 27 A-Level courses and vocational courses in Applied Science, ICT, Business and Creative Digital Media. The school also offers enrichment activities, clubs, trips, and a Personal Development Passport programme linked to the Unifrog platform.

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Products and services

• Key Stage 3 Secondary Education (Years 7-9) Three-year secondary education programme for ages 11-14 following the National Curriculum at Key Stage 3, enriched by the Shine programme and delivered across five teaching blocks.
• Key Stage 4 GCSE Programme (Years 10-11) Two-year GCSE programme for ages 14-16 centred on the English Baccalaureate, designed to prepare students for Sixth Form or further education entry.
• Sixth Form (Key Stage 5) A-Level and Vocational Programme Two-year post-16 programme offering 27 A-Level courses plus vocational pathways, with university preparation including Oxbridge support, structured careers guidance, and a dedicated Sixth Form Centre.
• Personal Development Passport A school-wide tracking system that records student engagement in extracurricular activities, clubs, trips, and leadership roles, linked to the Unifrog careers platform to evidence personal growth.
• Enrichment and Extracurricular Programme School-wide enrichment provision covering sports, music, drama, clubs, trips and visits, designed to broaden student experience beyond the academic curriculum and feed into the Personal Development Passport and House competitions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Progress 8 Score of 0.67, significantly above national average
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CulineraminorOthersCulinera is the school's catering partner providing breakfast and lunch services. They offer various healthy and nutritious dishes including a popular lunch meal deal for £2.85.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Twyford CofE High School: Nearby Church of England Academy secondary school in the London Borough of Ealing, serving a similar 11-18 catchment with comparable academic profile and Sixth Form provision. Closest geographic and demographic direct peer.
• William Perkin CofE High School: Ealing-area CofE Academy secondary school serving a similar comprehensive cohort with its own distinctive values-driven ethos, providing a directly comparable benchmark for non-selective West London state secondary education.
• Elthorne Park High School: Adjacent Ealing secondary school serving a similar mixed-ability comprehensive intake, providing the most immediate geographic and admissions market peer for Drayton Manor families.
• The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School: Faith-based Ealing secondary Academy offering GCSE and A-Level programmes with a similar comprehensive ethos and Sixth Form provision; directly competes for the same parental choice pool.
• Ealing Fields High School: Local Ealing secondary school operating under similar Academy governance with comparable demographic intake; serves as a near-substitute option for West London families choosing non-selective state provision.
• Brentside High Academy: Ealing-based secondary Academy with mixed-ability intake and similar comprehensive ethos; competes directly in local admissions market for the same Year 7 cohort.
• Harris Academy Chobham: Large multi-academy trust secondary school in East London with a non-selective intake and similar emphasis on enrichment, character education and outcomes tracking via trust-wide systems.

Regional players

• Notting Hill and Ealing High School: Independent girls' school in the same Ealing catchment, drawing top-attaining families who might otherwise consider Drayton Manor's Sixth Form. Competes for academic upper-tail but operates a different funding model.

Broad incumbents

• The Henrietta Barnett School: Highly selective state grammar school in North London with a long-established reputation for academic excellence. Comparable on outcomes (top-decile league table performance) but operates on a selective admissions basis, making it a benchmark rather than a direct competitor.
• Tiffin School: Selective boys' grammar school consistently ranked among England's top state schools for A-Level results. Serves as a benchmark for the academic ceiling in the state sector and a destination competitor for ambitious families.

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Competitive moat5 records

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Profiles9 records

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