The Mawney Foundation School, Romford
The Mawney Foundation School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Romford. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2011. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 34 schools in Romford with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2011)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Havering (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
The Mawney Foundation School in detail
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at The Mawney Foundation School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Havering and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 72% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The Mawney Foundation School
For September 2026 entry, 59 families put The Mawney Foundation School as their first choice and 173 named it as one of their preferences, for 70 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 The Mawney Foundation School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Mawney Foundation School are St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 85% maths); Concordia Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 87% maths); and Crowlands Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths).
The Mawney Foundation School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSt Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolConcordia AcademyCrowlands Primary School
What parents say
85 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Mawney Foundation School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).
Who goes there
47.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (27%), Asian (27%) and Mixed (11%).
In 2026, 46 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 29 (4.5%) 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 Romford Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Como Street, 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 591 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Mawney Foundation School issued 2 suspensions, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Mawney Foundation School are Marshalls Park Academy (0.9 miles), St Edward's Church of England Academy (0.9 miles), The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls (1.1 miles) and The Warren School (1.4 miles).
Marshalls Park AcademySt Edward's Church of England AcademyThe Frances Bardsley Academy for GirlsThe Warren School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from June 2011, 15 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The Mawney Foundation School excels at creating a caring, welcoming environment where all pupils thrive, particularly those with additional needs. Reading is embedded throughout school life with strong phonics teaching and early support for struggling readers. The school enriches pupils' education through visits, trips and a well-planned personal development curriculum that teaches respect, kindness and healthy relationships.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with well-trained staff delivering effective phonics sessions and early intervention for pupils at risk
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum with clear progression of knowledge and skills across subjects
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to access the same curriculum as peers
- Positive behaviour and strong attendance, including among disadvantaged pupils
- Rich wider experiences including museum visits, local parks and residential trips that enrich learning
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment is not always used effectively to check pupil understanding before moving to new content, leading to knowledge gaps and unidentified misconceptions
- In some subjects, classroom tasks do not match the ambition of the curriculum, meaning some pupils find work too easy and do not develop sufficient depth of understanding
- Inconsistency in some parts of the curriculum where teachers do not model precise language or use questioning consistently to check understanding
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open culture where pupils feel secure and know whom to turn to if worried.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, reading ambassadors, play buddies, music performances, sporting competitions, museum visits, local park visits, residential trips
The Mawney Foundation School is a caring and welcoming primary school where pupils flourish and achieve well. The school has high ambition for all pupils and maintains positive relationships at its core.
At a Glance
20.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
85 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 71% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
29.4
KS2
19
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Mawney Foundation School.
- Little Market After School Club550m away · Not yet graded
- Little Market After School Club790m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Mawney Foundation School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Mawney Foundation School is in Havering; for families living there:
Apply to Havering for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 103
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 103 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 94 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
18 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Mawney Foundation School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
617 pupils
630 places
13 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(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
29
EHC Plans
11.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
650
Total Pupils
339
Boys
311
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
36
Teachers
18.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,888
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,654
Per pupil
£3875k
Total funding
£200k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
17.0%
Persistent absence
565
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
Questions parents ask about The Mawney Foundation School
What are SATs results like at The Mawney Foundation School?
Of the pupils at The Mawney Foundation School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is The Mawney Foundation School's Ofsted rating?
The Mawney Foundation School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2011, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Mawney Foundation School?
No fixed boundary. When The Mawney Foundation 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 The Mawney Foundation School?
The Mawney Foundation School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at The Mawney Foundation School?
Classes at The Mawney Foundation School average 29.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Mawney Foundation School?
The Mawney Foundation School has around 650 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Mawney Foundation School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at The Mawney Foundation School in 2024/25. 17% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Mawney Foundation School?
Apply through Havering's coordinated admissions process, naming The Mawney Foundation 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.
Does The Mawney Foundation School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of The Mawney Foundation School: Little Market After School Club (550m away, registered, not yet graded) and Little Market After School Club (790m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near The Mawney Foundation School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 103 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 94 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 18 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 The Mawney Foundation School?
The Mawney Foundation School is at Mawney Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 7HR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)