Harold Wood Primary School is a primary school located in Romford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM3 0TH
Website: http://www.haroldwoodprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01708345473
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Havering
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Alison Dowding
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 102269

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 604
Number of Boys: 312
Number of Girls: 292

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 2.7 to 5.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harold Wood Primary School
Recreation Avenue , Harold Wood RM3 0TH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Nelmes Primary School
Wingletye Lane , RM11 3BX
4out of 4 766 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ardleigh Green Junior School (Ardleigh Green Learning Federation
Ardleigh Green Road , RM11 2SP
4out of 4 1,190 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ardleigh Green Infant School (Ardleigh Green Learning Federation)
Ardleigh Green Road , RM11 2SP
4out of 4 1,190 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harold Court Primary School
Church Road , Harold Wood RM3 0SH
3out of 4 1,644 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redden Court School
Cotswold Road , Harold Wood RM3 0TS
3out of 4 321 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Campion School
Wingletye Lane , RM11 3BX
3out of 4 496 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Royal Liberty School
Upper Brentwood Road , RM2 6HJ
3out of 4 1,944 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Emerson Park Academy
Wych Elm Road , RM11 3AD
3out of 4 2,002 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Drapers' Academy
Settle Road , Harold Hill RM3 9XR
2out of 4 2,954 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Neave Crescent , Faringdon Avenue RM3 8HN
3out of 4 1,770 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Hare Park School
South Drive , Gidea Park RM2 6HH
- not rated 2,080 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Gidea Park College
2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR
- not rated 2,732 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Havering
Inskip Drive , RM11 3UR
2out of 4 3,006 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Settle Road , Harold Hill RM3 9YA
3out of 4 3,147 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.