Atam Academy
All-through · Free schools · Ages 3–18 · Romford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.35 miles
Sikh Faith - 11 Points · Published by London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Atam Academy is an all-through school in Romford, Redbridge for ages 3–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Atam Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.35 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception child offered a place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 1.35 miles away, nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2021.
- For Reception 2026, there were 42 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 27 of the 92 Reception 2026 applications (29%) came from families living outside Redbridge, and 18 offers went to them.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Little Heath, Romford, RM6 4XX
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–18
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 1,083 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Atam Academy have positive, committed attitudes to their learning.”
- “The school’s curriculum is ambitious for all, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils work hard and typically achieve well, including in national assessments.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the curriculum is not implemented consistently.”
- “In these instances, teachers do not check carefully enough whether pupils have secured the knowledge they need, before moving on.”
- “This means that pupils are not always able to remember and apply their prior learning with confidence.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 28 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Redbridge.
- The Constance Bridgeman Centre 0.1 mi Not judged
- Little Heath School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Newbridge School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Hatchside School 0.8 mi Good
- Eastcourt Independent School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Endeavour House School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Redbridge Alternative Provision 1.5 mi Requires improvement
- Seven Kings School 1.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published