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The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

11–18Ages
1,381Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
138326URN

Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 below Havering median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Havering

651 applications for 240 places · 12th of 18 in Havering

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.8of 90

Havering 48.2 England 46.0

5th of 18 in Havering

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form 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

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Havering median (3.1) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

651 applications · 240 places offered · 237 named it first

2026 2.7; Havering median median 3.1
2025 2.5; Havering median median 3.3
2024 2.7; Havering median median 2.8
2023 2.6; Havering median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Havering median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Havering median median 2.7
2020 2.7; Havering median median 2.9
2019 2.8; Havering median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Havering median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Havering median median 3.2
2016 2.2; Havering median median 3.5
2015 2.4; Havering median median 3.1
2014 2.2; Havering median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Havering median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Havering median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	240	651	2.7	237	0.99
Sep 2025	236	582	2.5	238	1.01
Sep 2024	236	630	2.7	254	1.08
Sep 2023	236	608	2.6	252	1.07
Sep 2022	239	541	2.3	222	0.93
Sep 2021	237	586	2.5	230	0.97
Sep 2020	235	623	2.7	258	1.10
Sep 2019	237	665	2.8	252	1.06
Sep 2018	233	612	2.6	225	0.97
Sep 2017	239	648	2.7	239	1.00
Sep 2016	239	524	2.2	185	0.77
Sep 2015	220	527	2.4	187	0.85
Sep 2014	220	484	2.2	169	0.77

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

231 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.85th of 18 in Havering

Havering 48.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%6th of 18 in Havering

Havering 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Havering 66% England 66%

This school
Havering median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.39

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	231	52.8	56%	73%	–
2024/25	232	51.4	46%	71%	–
2023/24	235	54.7	63%	79%	+0.39
2022/23	231	52.5	54%	79%	+0.24

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

The Frances Bardsley Academy for GirlsThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
The Royal Liberty School
1.6 km · Havering

Remains Good · improving2024

3.6applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
Hornchurch High School
1.6 km · Havering

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Marshalls Park Academy
2.2 km · Havering

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.6applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
2.3 km · Havering

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
The Campion School
2.5 km · Havering

2026

3.1applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Redden Court School
2.7 km · Havering

Outstanding2022

5.9applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
Sanders Draper
2.8 km · Havering

Good2023

3.2applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Emerson Park Academy
3.1 km · Havering

2026

3.2applications per place 41.3Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138326 · 311/5400
Trust: Life Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,340 pupils · 1,381 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: The Frances Bardsley School for Girls (URN 102351)
Address: Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2RR
Local authority: Havering

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources