Community school · Havering

Mead Primary School

3–11Ages
801Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102322URN

Amersham Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 9JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Havering median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Havering

186 applications for 87 places · 39th of 50 in Havering

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%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 · 10 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

10 July 2024
Graded inspection: Good
28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Havering median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

186 applications · 87 places offered · 79 named it first

2026 2.1; Havering median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Havering median median 2.5
2024 2.3; Havering median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Havering median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Havering median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Havering median median 2.5
2020 2.0; Havering median median 2.5
2019 2.5; Havering median median 2.5
2018 2.3; Havering median median 2.6
2017 1.8; Havering median median 2.6
2016 1.4; Havering median median 2.8
2015 1.5; Havering median median 2.7
2014 1.9; Havering median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Havering median in 1 of 13 years.

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	87	186	2.1	79	0.91
Sep 2025	79	163	2.1	76	0.96
Sep 2024	85	193	2.3	79	0.93
Sep 2023	85	187	2.2	72	0.85
Sep 2022	112	224	2.0	90	0.80
Sep 2021	82	184	2.2	71	0.87
Sep 2020	115	227	2.0	86	0.75
Sep 2019	90	229	2.5	66	0.73
Sep 2018	90	208	2.3	60	0.67
Sep 2017	90	158	1.8	61	0.68
Sep 2016	84	119	1.4	53	0.63
Sep 2015	87	127	1.5	58	0.67
Sep 2014	61	114	1.9	55	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 50% · Maths 59% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%48th of 49 in Havering

Havering 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Havering 81% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Havering 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Havering 78% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Havering 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Havering 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Havering 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	40%	0%	103	102
2023/24	63%	1%	105	104
2022/23	32%	3%	99	99

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

Mead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Broadford Primary School
0.7 km · Havering

Good2023

2.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Drapers' Brookside Junior School
0.8 km · Havering

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Drapers' Brookside Infant School
0.8 km · Havering

Good2022

2.6applications per place
Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School
0.8 km · Havering

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Harold Court Primary School
0.9 km · Havering

Good2022

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Drapers' Maylands Primary School
1.0 km · Havering

2025

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Ursula's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Havering

Good2023

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hilldene Primary School
1.6 km · Havering

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 61%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: 102322 · 311/2087
Capacity: 840 pupils · 801 on roll
Free school meals: 34.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Amersham Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 9JD
Local authority: Havering

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