Community school · Havering

Harold Court Primary School

3–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102278URN

Church Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0SH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Havering median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Havering

123 applications for 41 places · 15th of 50 in Havering

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Havering 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Havering median (2.5) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

123 applications · 41 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 3.0; Havering median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Havering median median 2.5
2024 3.0; Havering median median 2.7
2023 2.8; Havering median median 2.5
2022 3.0; Havering median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Havering median median 2.5
2020 2.3; Havering median median 2.5
2019 2.9; Havering median median 2.5
2018 2.7; Havering median median 2.6
2017 3.0; Havering median median 2.6
2016 2.8; Havering median median 2.8
2015 2.1; Havering median median 2.7
2014 2.2; Havering median median 2.5

This school
Havering median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	123	3.0	36	0.88
Sep 2025	56	133	2.4	52	0.93
Sep 2024	50	149	3.0	39	0.78
Sep 2023	39	108	2.8	35	0.90
Sep 2022	38	115	3.0	27	0.71
Sep 2021	52	121	2.3	39	0.75
Sep 2020	60	138	2.3	50	0.83
Sep 2019	60	175	2.9	65	1.08
Sep 2018	60	159	2.7	53	0.88
Sep 2017	60	177	3.0	70	1.17
Sep 2016	60	165	2.8	58	0.97
Sep 2015	60	127	2.1	57	0.95
Sep 2014	47	102	2.2	45	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 73% · Maths 75% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%30th of 49 in Havering

Havering 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Havering 81% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Havering 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Havering 78% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Havering 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Havering 77% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Havering 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Havering median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	15%	108	105
2023/24	64%	2%	106	104
2022/23	44%	5%	104	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Harold Court Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mead Primary School
0.9 km · Havering

Good2024

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School
1.3 km · Havering

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Drapers' Maylands Primary School
1.4 km · Havering

2025

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Broadford Primary School
1.4 km · Havering

Good2023

2.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Harold Wood Primary School
1.5 km · Havering

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Drapers' Brookside Infant School
1.6 km · Havering

Good2022

2.6applications per place
Drapers' Brookside Junior School
1.7 km · Havering

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Ardleigh Green Junior School
2.1 km · Havering

Outstanding2023

75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102278 · 311/2017
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Church Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0SH
Local authority: Havering

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources