Gidea Park Primary School, Romford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school maintains good quality teaching and achieves results above the national average in core subjects. Teachers are successfully helping all pupils, including the most able and those learning English as an additional language, to make strong progress. The school has created a respectful, inclusive community where pupils from different cultures feel confident and where girls are now engaging fully in lessons and developing greater resilience.
Key Strengths
- Achievement in reading, writing and mathematics continues to be above national averages by the end of Year 6
- Effective action to raise reading standards, with pupils developing a love of reading across different genres
- Teaching assistants make valuable contributions and support pupils learning English as an additional language to catch up quickly
- Strong work on cultural understanding and respect, with pupils confident sharing diverse experiences
- Gender differences in attainment being successfully addressed, particularly for girls in reading and mathematics
Areas for Improvement
- Progress in reading has been less successful than in writing and mathematics, though standards are now improving
- Disadvantaged pupils' attainment in early reading and phonics screening was below national averages in 2016
- Middle leaders need sufficient time to embed new initiatives to raise pupil achievement further
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with robust vetting procedures, detailed high-quality records, up-to-date staff training covering extremism and female genital mutilation, and the designated safeguarding lead actively following up concerns with outside agencies.
Extracurricular Activities
competitive sports
Gidea Park Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership maintaining quality education through recent expansion. The school has successfully addressed previous inspection areas for development, particularly in improving teaching and pupil progress.
At a Glance
10.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 92% to 81%. Maths has declined from 90% to 80%. Writing has declined from 90% to 83%.
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
27.9
KS2
16
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
459 pupils
480 capacity
21 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
3.50363%
Overall absence
6.94444%
Persistent absence
432
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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