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Drapers' Brookside Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Dagnam Park Drive, Harold Hill, Romford RM3 9DJ · drapersbrookside.com · 01708 371331
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Last distance offered
- 0.75 mi
- 1.20 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 198
- 18 over 180 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Havering
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.8%
- First language not English
- 47.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.75 mi (1.20 km) from the school. Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% 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 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.75 mi1.20 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
Ofsted
Drapers' Brookside Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 70
- 31% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (21%) with SEND