Academy converter · Havering

Bower Park Academy

11–16Ages
965Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139307URN

Havering Road, Romford, RM1 4YY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

1.2 below Havering median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Havering

359 applications for 189 places · 16th of 18 in Havering

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.1of 90

Havering 48.2 England 46.0

18th of 18 in Havering

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 September 2023Ofsted'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

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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Havering median (3.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

359 applications · 189 places offered · 117 named it first

2026 1.9; Havering median median 3.1
2025 1.9; Havering median median 3.3
2024 2.2; Havering median median 2.8
2023 1.9; Havering median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Havering median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Havering median median 2.7
2020 2.2; Havering median median 2.9
2019 2.1; Havering median median 2.8
2018 1.7; Havering median median 2.7
2017 1.4; Havering median median 3.2
2016 1.7; Havering median median 3.5
2015 1.6; Havering median median 3.1
2014 1.7; 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	189	359	1.9	117	0.62
Sep 2025	178	336	1.9	101	0.57
Sep 2024	201	433	2.2	148	0.74
Sep 2023	198	382	1.9	166	0.84
Sep 2022	205	475	2.3	227	1.11
Sep 2021	204	465	2.3	182	0.89
Sep 2020	204	455	2.2	224	1.10
Sep 2019	207	429	2.1	196	0.95
Sep 2018	176	299	1.7	139	0.79
Sep 2017	179	247	1.4	81	0.45
Sep 2016	174	303	1.7	141	0.81
Sep 2015	172	275	1.6	111	0.65
Sep 2014	167	279	1.7	111	0.66

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

185 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.118th of 18 in Havering

Havering 48.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%16th of 18 in Havering

Havering 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Havering 66% England 66%

This school
Havering median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.54

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	185	39.1	34%	53%	–
2024/25	191	37.7	31%	52%	–
2023/24	200	41.4	45%	62%	−0.54
2022/23	176	40.8	42%	58%	−0.66

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

Bower Park AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Marshalls Park Academy
1.7 km · Havering

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.6applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
The Royal Liberty School
3.0 km · Havering

Remains Good · improving2024

3.6applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
3.8 km · Havering

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
St Edward's Church of England Academy
4.1 km · Havering

2026

2.1applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Redden Court School
4.1 km · Havering

Outstanding2022

5.9applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
Drapers' Academy
4.1 km · Havering

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
The Warren School
4.2 km · Barking and Dagenham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
The Campion School
4.3 km · Havering

2026

3.1applications per place 56.8Attainment 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: 139307 · 311/4042
Trust: Empower Learning Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 963 pupils · 965 on roll
Free school meals: 38.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Bower Park School (URN 102348)
Address: Havering Road, Romford, RM1 4YY
Local authority: Havering

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