SCHOOL PROFILE

Atam Academy

All-through Free schools URN 142896
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,250 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character Sikh
Local authority Redbridge
Trust ONE MULTI ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,083 1,051 full-time · 32 part-time
Female pupils 519 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 564 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.7%
14.1 pts below England
School 10.7%
Redbridge 21.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

56.3%
36.0 pts above England
School 56.3%
Redbridge 53.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Redbridge 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
83.8%
908
Any other Asian background
4.1%
44
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
39
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
17
White and Asian
1.4%
15
Pakistani
1.3%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 9.6% 104 of 1,083 pupils
11.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.6%
Redbridge 16.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.2% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 7.6 pts below
EHC plans 2.4% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Specific learning difficulty 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
No specialist assessment yet 9
Other difficulty or disability 6

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

57.2 18.0 pts above England
School 57.2
Redbridge 50.0
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 67.5% England 36.0% 31.5 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 83.8% England 51.4% 32.4 pts above England
EBacc entry 74.4% England 30.6% 43.8 pts above England
EBacc average point score 5.40 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.52 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.72%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.51 pts higher than England
School 6.72%
Redbridge 6.39%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.74 pts higher than England
School 21.55%
Redbridge 17.92%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.43%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.37 pts lower than England
School 1.43%
Redbridge 1.35%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.6% 4.4 pts below England
Atam Academy
86.6%
Redbridge
94.1%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information