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Bower Park Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Havering Road, Romford RM1 4YY · bowerpark.co.uk · 01708 730244
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 965
- 2 over 963 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Havering
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.4%
- First language not English
- 19.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 117 families put the school first and 189 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 189 | 117 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 101 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 201 | 148 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 166 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 227 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | No distance given | |
| September 2025 | No distance given | |
| September 2024 | 6.14 mi9.87 km | |
The council gives no distance (N/A).
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.7, and 31.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Havering it was 47.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.5 | +7.3 |
| Further education | 62 | +1.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −3.3 |
| Employment | 3.5 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +2.5 |
Ofsted
Bower Park Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 85
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (14%) with SEND