Best Schools in Romford

How many schools are there in Romford?

Romford has 60 open schools: 37 state primary, 10 state secondary or all-through, 6 independent, 6 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Romford are rated Outstanding?

8 schools in Romford were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The Warren School, Warren Junior School, Clockhouse Primary School, Redden Court School, Concordia Academy and 3 more. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 55 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

The Warren SchoolWarren Junior SchoolClockhouse Primary SchoolRedden Court SchoolConcordia Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Romford get the best GCSE results?

Of the 12 schools in Romford with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Royal Liberty School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.8 and 74% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Chadwell Heath Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.9 and 62% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.8 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

The Royal Liberty SchoolChadwell Heath AcademyThe Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Romford have the best SATs results?

Of the 34 primary schools in Romford with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Bede's Catholic Primary School (95% in reading, 98% in maths); Rush Green Primary School (96% in reading, 95% in maths); and Warren Junior School (92% in reading, 91% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolRush Green Primary SchoolWarren Junior School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Romford?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Romford selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Romford have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Romford have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Romford?

Apply to your council - Havering, Redbridge or Barking and Dagenham, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.