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Emerson Park Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,020of 960 places
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 207
- Ofsted
- Good, 21 June 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Emerson Park School (URN 102340, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Emerson Park Academy has no sixth form. Of the 206 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 54% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 49% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.7 against 46.1 across England and 47.2 in Havering, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Emerson Park Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Havering and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Emerson Park Academy | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 206 | 2,968 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 30% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Emerson Park Academy | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.7 | 47.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 44% | 60% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.7 | 36.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.0 | 50.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 204 | 99% | 88% | 19% | 22% | 72% |
| English Language | 204 | 99% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 71% |
| English Literature | 189 | 91% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 79% |
| Combined Science | 169 | 82% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 46% |
| Business Studies | 101 | 49% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 71% |
| History | 90 | 43% | 41% | 20% | 26% | 63% |
| Geography | 89 | 43% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 70% |
| French | 77 | 37% | 18% | 12% | 29% | 53% |
| Citizenship Studies | 55 | 27% | 3% | 15% | 19% | 75% |
| Physical Education | 50 | 24% | 11% | 30% | 24% | 80% |
| Design and Technology | 43 | 21% | 11% | 26% | 23% | 74% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 37 | 18% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 15% | 23% | 35% | 47% | 94% |
| Biology | 31 | 15% | 23% | 39% | 45% | 94% |
| Physics | 31 | 15% | 23% | 39% | 46% | 90% |
| Art and Design | 26 | 13% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 85% |
| Spanish | 22 | 11% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 45% |
| Statistics | 16 | 8% | 5% | 38% | 20% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 6% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 46% |
| Music | 11 | 5% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 82% |
| Photography | 11 | 5% | 6% | 36% | 19% | 91% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Drama | 2 | 1% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 34 | — | — |
| Multimedia | 33 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 9 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.