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St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Havering
  • RM1 4BT

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,770 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 65%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 40%40%2016/17: top 29%29% · 2016/172017/18: top 78%2018/19: top 36%2022/23: top 58%2023/24: top 33%2024/25: top 65%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · London 72%2/10 Well below London−33.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · London 12%4/10 Below−15.3 pts
Reading score104 · London 1071/10 Well below London−26.6 pts
Maths score105 · London 1073/10 Below−13 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 60% · 85 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 72% · 89 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 55% · 84 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 72% · 81 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 58% · 88 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 69% · 87 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 58% · 78 pupils · London 72%72%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 85 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 10% · 89 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 1% · 84 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 14% · 81 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 11% · 88 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 15% · 87 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 10% · 78 pupils · London 12%15%1%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 85 pupils · London 1032016/17: 105 · 89 pupils · London 1052017/18: 103 · 84 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 81 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 88 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 87 pupils · London 1072024/25: 104 · 78 pupils · London 107106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 85 pupils · London 1042016/17: 104 · 89 pupils · London 1062017/18: 102 · 84 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 81 pupils · London 1072022/23: 103 · 88 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 87 pupils · London 1062024/25: 105 · 78 pupils · London 107106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in76.4%
84 of 110 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 76.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st11084
2nd552
3rd260
Last distance offered
  • 2024/252.4 km
  • You1.1 km

Inside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Central Romford, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2024

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2015Good
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2024All areas Outstanding
Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Oct 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils feel happy and proud to attend St Edward’s.”
  • “They learn well and achieve highly.”
  • “Pupils fully embody the school’s core values of: friendship, thankfulness, truthfulness, trust, forgiveness, respect, reverence and responsibility.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026675
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.6%
First language not English36.4%
SEN support6.0%
EHC plan6.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils9.3%

Girls 44.7%Boys 55.3%

107.1% full · 630 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 130 responses (19.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school94.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 69.2% not applicable57.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.1% not applicable86.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?21.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 21.5% who said Yes above71.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child92.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school91.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development90.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.7
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 29.3
  • Leadership 5.6
  • Teaching assistants 35.9
  • Other support 14.3

Teachers 34.9 FTE · Whole workforce 85 · 122 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,608
Spend per pupil£8,392
Staff spend per pupil£6,742
Reserve per pupil£443
  • +£289,578revenue reserve
  • +£141,102in-year balance

Grants £7,960 · self-generated £683 · premises £446 per pupil