The Warren School, Romford

In its own words: "Warren School began life in 1935 as the "Warren Senior Mixed School". The official opening of the school took place on 22nd October 1935, although the first pupils had joined the school on January 14th, 1935. The original intake of 387 pupils consisted of 178 boys and 209 girls. Warren School cost a total of £21,312 to build."

In 2026, pupils at The Warren School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.4 in Barking and Dagenham and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Barking and Dagenham and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.37: 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 42.7, against 48.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 239 families put The Warren School as their first choice and 611 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 35 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Warren School are St Edward's Church of England Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); Chadwell Heath Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 53.9); All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.8); and Atam Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than The Warren School.

The Warren School is one of 7 schools run by Loxford School Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 126 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 73% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

40.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (47%), Black (18%) and White British (14%).

In 2026, 187 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 40 (2.9%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The Warren School has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Chadwell Heath Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pemberton Gardens, 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Warren School issued 167 suspensions, 12.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Warren School are Warren Junior School (under 0.1 miles), Furze Infant School (0.4 miles), St Bede's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles) and Rose Lane Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.