Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College

Havering · RM12 4YB

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 882 pupils, 26.8% FSM

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Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College

General Information

Address: Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4YB – View on map
Phone: 01708440304
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Jethwa
Age range: 11-16 years
Furthest place offered from (Sept 2025 entry): 3.95 km away From the council's own Sept 2025 admissions data - not a fixed catchment boundary, and no guarantee for future years, since it shifts with demand each year.
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 135 families put it first for 168 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 11 of the 168 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 9 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

882 pupils out of 888 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 236
% eligible for free school meals: 26.8%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Havering average)
English as an additional language: 21% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.9% a year (Havering 16.5%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 23% moved to another school, 77% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data 2024/25

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Havering: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 13 (0.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Havering, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 41.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 140 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 111 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 84 pupils
Physical disability: 21 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Attainment 8 score: 45.5
Compared with the area: 2.3 points below the Havering average (47.8)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (+1.8 points against an expected 43.7)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 69% (Havering 69%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolHavering averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 2.3 points below the Havering average (47.8).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

11th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8

#9Hall Mead School50.1
#10Redden Court School47.4
#11Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College45.5
#12Emerson Park Academy44.7
#13Sanders Draper44.4

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School62.2
#2The Coopers' Company and Coborn School58.2
#3Hornchurch High School54.0
#4The Campion School52.8
#5The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls51.4
#6The Royal Liberty School51.0
#7Gaynes School50.7
#8Harris Academy Rainham50.4
#9Hall Mead School50.1
#10Redden Court School47.4
#11Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College45.5
#12Emerson Park Academy44.7
#13Sanders Draper44.4
#14St Edward's Church of England Academy44.1
#15Marshalls Park Academy42.9
#16The Brittons Academy39.5
#17Drapers' Academy38.8
#18Bower Park Academy37.7

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 92.0%
Went into further education: 85.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Religious Studies
Science Double Award
French Language
History
Geography
Business Studies
Media Studies
Sports Studies
Physics (General)
Biology
Chemistry (General)
Sociology
Computer Science
D & T
Art & Design
Dance: General
Speech & Drama
Food Technology
Music Studies (General)
Portuguese
Russian
Turkish
Polish
Spanish

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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3rd of 12 secondary schools in Havering for Ofsted rating

#1Hall Mead SchoolOutstanding
#2Redden Court SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbs Cross Academy and Arts CollegeGood
#4Bower Park AcademyGood
#5Emerson Park AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Hall Mead SchoolOutstanding
#2Redden Court SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbs Cross Academy and Arts CollegeGood
#4Bower Park AcademyGood
#5Emerson Park AcademyGood
#6Gaynes SchoolGood
#7Harris Academy RainhamGood
#8Hornchurch High SchoolGood
#9Marshalls Park AcademyGood
#10Sanders DraperGood
#11The Brittons AcademyGood
#12The Royal Liberty SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,384 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for spending per pupil

#4Drapers' Academy£8,655
#5Bower Park Academy£8,536
#6Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College£8,384
#7The Brittons Academy£8,316
#8Hall Mead School£8,293

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Harris Academy Rainham£10,435
#2Hornchurch High School£9,401
#3Gaynes School£8,696
#4Drapers' Academy£8,655
#5Bower Park Academy£8,536
#6Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College£8,384
#7The Brittons Academy£8,316
#8Hall Mead School£8,293
#9Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School£8,264
#10Emerson Park Academy£8,199
#11The Royal Liberty School£8,140
#12Redden Court School£8,052
#13The Coopers' Company and Coborn School£7,994
#14Marshalls Park Academy£7,965
#15St Edward's Church of England Academy£7,935
#16Sanders Draper£7,851
#17The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls£7,758
#18The Campion School£7,492

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Havering: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered