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Atam Academy

URN
142896
Phase
All-through
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Atam Academy
URN
142896
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

90 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

93

Inspection

83

Admissions Value

87

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 5% of all-through schools in England

Top 5% nationally

#1 of 4 schools in Redbridge

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Strongly Recommended

This school combines strong academic outcomes with a positive inspection profile.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Reach choice
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Atam Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 3 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
1 July 2024
Inspection date
11 June 2024
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

49

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

118

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

29

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.41×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Redbridge
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Redbridge)
School website
https://atamacademy.com/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Redbridge to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

87.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

85.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

90.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

81.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RM6 4XX - Little Heath, Romford, Essex

Contact details

Address
Little Heath, Romford, Essex
Postcode
RM6 4XX
Phone
2082529831
Website
https://atamacademy.com/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Redbridge
Local authority code
317

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 165 schools in Redbridge.

Authority statistics

Total schools

165

Open schools

95

Closed schools

70

Primary schools

89

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    1 July 202411 June 2024Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 1 July 2024
    • Good

      Published
      1 July 2024
      Inspected
      11 June 2024
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    24.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 16

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    57.2

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    67.5%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    83.8%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    74.4%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    34.2%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    20

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary89 (53.9%)
    • Secondary20 (12.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other56 (33.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Ethel Davis School144 mNot applicableClosed
    Redbridge College164 m16 plusClosed
    The Constance Bridgeman Centre164 mNot applicableOpen
    Grove Primary School324 mPrimaryOpen
    Little Heath School401 mNot applicableOpen
    Newbridge School572 mNot applicableClosed
    Newbridge School572 mNot applicableOpen
    St Bede's Catholic Primary School733 mPrimaryOpen
    Chadwell Heath Academy989 mSecondaryOpen
    The Chadwell Heath Foundation School989 mSecondaryClosed
    • Ethel Davis School
      Distance
      144 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Redbridge College
      Distance
      164 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Closed
    • The Constance Bridgeman Centre
      Distance
      164 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Grove Primary School
      Distance
      324 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (All-through) and local authority (Redbridge)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ark Isaac Newton AcademyAll-throughIG1 1FYOpen
    Loxford SchoolAll-throughIG1 2UTOpen
    Seven Kings SchoolAll-throughIG2 7BTOpen
    • Ark Isaac Newton Academy
      Phase
      All-through
      Postcode
      IG1 1FY
      Status
      Open
    • Loxford School
      Phase
      All-through
      Postcode
      IG1 2UT
      Status
      Open
    • Seven Kings School
      Phase
      All-through
      Postcode
      IG2 7BT
      Status
      Open
    Little Heath School
    Distance
    401 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Newbridge School
    Distance
    572 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Newbridge School
    Distance
    572 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St Bede's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    733 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Chadwell Heath Academy
    Distance
    989 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • The Chadwell Heath Foundation School
    Distance
    989 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed