The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, Romford

In 2026, pupils at The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.5 in Havering and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in Havering and 47% in England.

That is up from 51.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.39: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 47.5, against 54.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 237 families put The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls as their first choice and 651 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 49 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls are The Royal Liberty School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 55.8); Hornchurch High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 48.5); Marshalls Park Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); and Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.5).

The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is one of 12 schools run by Life Education Trust, an academy trust.

130 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 61% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (61%).

Of the 235 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 107 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

26.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%), Asian (31%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 48 pupils (3.5%) received SEN support and 31 (2.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Gidea Park Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Frances Bardsley Academy (->w), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 542 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, The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls issued 36 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls are Hylands Primary School (0.1 miles), Squirrels Heath Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Towers Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.