St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Romford

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Havering and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 79% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 110 families put St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 226 named it as one of their preferences, for 86 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 26 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are St Peter's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 85% maths); Parklands Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 79% maths); The Mawney Foundation School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); and Gidea Park Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 80% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

130 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 66% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (66%).

13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 31.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (33%), White British (22%) and Asian (16%).

In 2026, 56 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 50 (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.

St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 40 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Romford Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Avenue (RM1), 310 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 510 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Havering (201), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Marshalls Park Academy (0.5 miles), The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls (1.1 miles), The Royal Liberty School (1.3 miles) and St Edward's Church of England Academy (1.3 miles).