Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School, Romford
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Romford, part of Life Education Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 34 schools in Romford with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Havering (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School in detail
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Dame Tipping Primary School our vision is to empower every child to approach life with optimism , creativity and compassion . We believe that through God’s love, we can make a difference. “As I have loved you, love one another” (John 13:34). It takes courage to hope for a better future."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £5 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Havering and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 70% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School are Oasis Academy Pinewood (1 mile, Good, 77% reading, 74% maths); Clockhouse Primary School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 72% reading, 74% maths); St Ursula's Catholic Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 75% maths); and Rise Park Junior School (1.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 61% maths).
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Oasis Academy PinewoodClockhouse Primary SchoolSt Ursula's Catholic Primary SchoolRise Park Junior School
The trust
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Life Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (67%), Mixed (13%) and Black (5%).
In 2026, 17 pupils (18.1%) received SEN support and 7 (7.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gidea Park Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Samantha Mews (->s), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Havering (201).
Suspensions and exclusions
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This small school community is friendly and welcoming. Pupils are polite and kind to each other. They love to learn and try hard in their lessons. Some older pupils become peer mediators. They help other pupils at break time to play together and make friends.
The trust has supported the school to develop a new curriculum in recent years. This curriculum is broad and ambitious. Teachers have secure subject knowledge and deliver the curriculum with confidence. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are particularly well-supported to access the curriculum.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school's curriculum has been constructed to be ambitious for pupils. As a result, learning now builds up coherently over time. Pupils apply their learning to increasingly challenging tasks as their knowledge grows. For example, in science, pupils build up their knowledge of plants and reproduction from the early years into Years 1 and 2. In Reception, children learn about seeds and seed growth. In Years 1 and 2 they learn in more detail about the life cycle of different plants and animals such as amphibians.
Teachers know the school's curriculum well. They have a clear understanding of what they want pupils to learn. They use strategies to assess what pupils know at the start of topics. They re-assess pupils to see how well they have learned new content by the end. When teaching some content, teachers could do more to ensure that all pupils in the classroom are being challenged suitably. At times, teachers do not recognise when pupils have only a superficial understanding of new ideas. As a result, some pupils who have knowledge gaps go unnoticed.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
23.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 60% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 80% to 100% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.5
Avg class size
19.5
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Havering is 23.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
94 pupils
105 places
11 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Romford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Romford
Across Havering council
Places available
3,373
Applications
3,066
Got 1st preference
91.5%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Havering council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
25.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
94
Total Pupils
43
Boys
51
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,908
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,747
Per pupil
£688k
Total funding
£32k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
23.1%
Persistent absence
91
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024.
What is the catchment area for Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Havering allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
Classes at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School average 23.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School has around 94 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
6.3% of sessions were missed at Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 23.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Havering's coordinated admissions process, naming Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Havering is 23.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School?
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is at North Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1PS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)