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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 15 May 2013Graded inspection: Good · as The Royal Liberty School, URN 102343
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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 entry525 applications · 148 places offered · 186 named it first
- 2026 3.6; Havering median median 3.1
- 2025 3.6; Havering median median 3.3
- 2024 3.3; Havering median median 2.8
- 2023 3.1; Havering median median 2.7
- 2022 2.6; Havering median median 2.7
- 2021 2.3; Havering median median 2.7
- 2020 2.5; Havering median median 2.9
- 2019 2.4; Havering median median 2.8
- 2018 2.6; Havering median median 2.7
- 2017 3.2; Havering median median 3.2
- 2016 2.6; Havering median median 3.5; as the previous school
- 2015 2.4; Havering median median 3.1; as the previous school
- 2014 2.5; Havering median median 2.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Havering median
Dashed bars: as The Royal Liberty School (URN 102343), the previous school.
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 | 148 | 525 | 3.6 | 186 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2025 | 143 | 508 | 3.6 | 187 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2024 | 142 | 467 | 3.3 | 172 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2023 | 143 | 444 | 3.1 | 177 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2022 | 148 | 389 | 2.6 | 127 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 147 | 339 | 2.3 | 106 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2020 | 149 | 376 | 2.5 | 116 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2019 | 145 | 349 | 2.4 | 78 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2018 | 144 | 377 | 2.6 | 90 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2017 | 118 | 380 | 3.2 | 120 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2016 * | 120 | 317 | 2.6 | 100 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 * | 119 | 281 | 2.4 | 83 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2014 * | 99 | 248 | 2.5 | 63 | 0.64 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 144 | 55.8 | 74% | 82% | – |
| 2024/25 | 144 | 51.0 | 65% | 79% | – |
| 2023/24 | 144 | 51.1 | 65% | 78% | +0.47 |
| 2022/23 | 137 | 47.0 | 52% | 69% | −0.03 |
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 Royal Liberty SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20243.6applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · HaveringOutstanding20225.9applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Havering20263.1applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · HaveringGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · HaveringSome aspects not as strong20252.6applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Havering20263.2applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · HaveringGood20231.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · HaveringStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · HaveringGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 143877 · 311/4025
- Trust
- Sfaet Ltd
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 750 pupils · 749 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 February 2017
- Replaced
- The Royal Liberty School (URN 102343)
- Address
- Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6HJ
- Local authority
- Havering
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources