Drapers' Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: Drapers' Academy
Address: Settle Road, Harold Hill
Town/City: ROMFORD
County: Essex
Postcode: RM3 9XR
Telephone Number: 01708 371331
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
Trust: Drapers' Multi-Academy Trust
Sponsor: Drapers Company

Staff and pupils

Principal: Gillian Dineen
Capacity: 1120
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1196 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 107% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 44.7%

Location and administration

URN: 136090
DfE Number: 311/6905
UKPRN: 10029937
UPRN: 10091951802
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Havering (E09000016)
Constituency: Hornchurch and Upminster (E14001292)
Electoral Ward: Gooshays (E05013971)

Easting & Northing: 555206E, 192457N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 36' 36.69" N 0° 14' 24.7" E
Plus Code: 9F32J66R+33

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Drapers' Maylands Primary School (0.1km)
  2. Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School (0.2km)
  3. Lime Academy Forest Approach (0.2km)
  4. Mead Primary School (0.9km)
  5. Drapers' Brookside Infant School (1.1km)
  6. Drapers' Brookside Junior School (1.1km)
  7. Harold Court Primary School (1.2km)
  8. Broadford Primary School (1.5km)
  9. Edullect Academy Independent School (1.6km)
  10. Koru Independent AP Academy (1.8km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Elinor Bailey - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 July 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 4 July 2027.
  • Professor Alison Blunt - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 May 2018 (Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)). Term runs until 17 July 2030.
  • Mrs Zahhra Butt - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 July 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 4 July 2027.
  • Mr James Campbell-Barnard - Local Governor. Appointed on 14 October 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 14 October 2029.
  • Mr Jack Fox - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 July 2019 (Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)). Term runs until 31 July 2027.
  • Mr Simon Gaskell - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 August 2025 (Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)). Term runs until 29 November 2030.
  • Ms Susan Monk - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Ms Christina Perry - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 October 2023 (Foundation/sponsor members). Term runs until 3 October 2027.
  • Ms Victoria Talbot - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 January 2029.
  • Mr Edward Trower - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 July 2023 (Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)). Term runs until 4 July 2027.
  • Susannah Tubbs - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 October 2022 (Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)). Term runs until 10 October 2030.