Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
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Bower Park Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 965of 963 places
- Free school meals
- 38.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 191
- Ofsted
- Good, 13 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bower Park School (URN 102348, until 1 February 2013).
What the data says
Bower Park Academy has no sixth form. Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 55% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 53% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.7 against 46.1 across England and 47.2 in Havering, with 31% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Bower Park Academy | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 176 | 2,968 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 23% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 55% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Bower Park Academy | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.7 | 47.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 37% | 60% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 30% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.7 | 36.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 187 | 98% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 55% |
| Mathematics | 187 | 98% | 88% | 10% | 22% | 57% |
| English Literature | 185 | 97% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 184 | 96% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 46% |
| History | 109 | 57% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 45% |
| Sociology | 102 | 53% | 4% | 18% | 21% | 65% |
| Geography | 77 | 40% | 41% | 1% | 25% | 35% |
| French | 65 | 34% | 18% | 0% | 29% | 48% |
| Physical Education | 44 | 23% | 11% | 2% | 24% | 41% |
| Media Studies | 40 | 21% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 50% |
| Design and Technology | 38 | 20% | 11% | 8% | 23% | 47% |
| Fine Art | 37 | 19% | 9% | 11% | 28% | 84% |
| Religious Studies | 27 | 14% | 31% | 15% | 32% | 63% |
| Drama | 23 | 12% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 65% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 12% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| Music | 8 | 4% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 50% |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| German | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Spanish | 2 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 37 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 4 | — | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
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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.