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St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided
Havering Drive, Romford RM1 4BT · stedwardsva.net · 01708 745971
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Havering 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 675
- 45 over 630 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Havering
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 110 families put the school first and 86 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 86 | 110 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 81 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 91 | 89 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 75 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 72 | 65 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | No distance given | |
| September 2024 | 1.49 mi2.39 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
The school filled all its places, but the council gives no distance (N/A).
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Havering it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 130
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (22%) with SEND