Crownfield Infant School, Romford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Crownfield Infants provides a warm, supportive environment where all children thrive. The school has successfully improved reading and mathematics through focused programmes and skilled teaching, with disadvantaged pupils now catching up with their peers. Teachers build strong relationships that motivate children to learn and behave well.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve well with standards in reading, mathematics and writing in line with or above national average
- Teaching is good with well-planned, stimulating activities that help pupils make progress
- Excellent provision for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Strong focus on phonics leading to improved Year 1 screening results
- Effective use of pupil premium funding to help disadvantaged pupils catch up
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching - most able pupils need more challenging questions to think deeply
- Subject leaders not fully involved in checking and improving teaching quality
- Writing progress slower than reading and mathematics - pupils need more opportunities to write at length across subjects
- Marking in other subjects not as detailed as in English and mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils speak very positively about their school and say they feel very safe due to the school's excellent work in this area.
Extracurricular Activities
Book camps with parents, hall helper responsibilities, chicken care responsibilities
Crownfield Infants' School is a good school where pupils achieve well with standards in line with or slightly above national averages. Teaching is good and improving, with strong leadership driving continued progress.
At a Glance
24.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
32.0
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
11
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
321 pupils
390 capacity
69 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Romford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Romford
Admissions Demand - Havering
Places available
3,462
Applications
3,096
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.4%
Primary admissions across Havering (2025/26)
Inspection History(6)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4174%
Overall absence
12.19512%
Persistent absence
205
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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