Squirrels Heath Primary School, Romford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has responded well to areas requiring improvement with focused action on pupil progress. Teachers receive strong support and targeted booster lessons help struggling pupils catch up. The school benefits from a valuable partnership with a local school that shares expertise in mathematics teaching.
Key Strengths
- Pupil progress meetings are making a significant difference to identifying and addressing underachievement quickly and effectively
- Targeted support strategies, including booster lessons and revised guided reading sessions, are helping weaker readers
- Strong partnership work with a local school is improving mathematics teaching and helping teachers share good practice
Areas for Improvement
- Independent work activities in reading lessons need closer monitoring to ensure pupils use their time effectively
- School development plan actions lack clear tangible outcomes and don't all have named leaders responsible
- Governing body needs better training on school performance data to support and challenge leaders more effectively
Squirrels Heath Junior School required improvement after a January 2013 inspection. This monitoring visit found that much work has been undertaken to address areas for improvement, with pupils' rates of progress now accelerating.
At a Glance
18.7%
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 remained stable at around 85%. Maths has improved from 81% to 88%. Writing has improved from 78% to 83%.
Class Sizes
28.8
Avg class size
28.8
KS2
11
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
600 pupils
630 capacity
30 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(11)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.66002%
Overall absence
10.78167%
Persistent absence
371
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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