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St Edward's Church of England Academy

  • 11–18Ages
  • 918Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 145944URN

London Road, Romford, RM7 9NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
1.0 below Havering median (3.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Havering

334 applications for 159 places · 15th of 18 in Havering
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
47.4of 90
11th of 18 in Havering
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 21 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 6 May 2026
    Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
  2. 17 May 2022
    Graded inspection: 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
2.1applications per place, Year 7
1.0 below Havering median (3.1) close to England median (2.2)

334 applications · 159 places offered · 113 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.1; Havering median median 3.1
  2. 2025 1.9; Havering median median 3.3
  3. 2024 1.8; Havering median median 2.8
  4. 2023 1.9; Havering median median 2.7
  5. 2022 1.8; Havering median median 2.7
  6. 2021 1.8; Havering median median 2.7
  7. 2020 2.2; Havering median median 2.9
  8. 2019 1.7; Havering median median 2.8
  9. 2018 2.2; Havering median median 2.7; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.8; Havering median median 3.2; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.3; Havering median median 3.5; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.9; Havering median median 3.1; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.2; Havering median median 2.9; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Havering median in 0 of 8 years.
  • This school
  • Havering median

Dashed bars: as St Edward's Church of England School & Sixth Form College (URN 137145), St Edward's Church of England School & Sixth Form College (URN 102349), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261593342.11130.71
Sep 20251963751.91360.69
Sep 20241963561.81080.55
Sep 20231633061.9910.56
Sep 20221192121.8710.60
Sep 2021871571.8390.45
Sep 20201132442.2770.68
Sep 20191252121.7570.46
Sep 2018 *1002152.2590.59
Sep 2017 *1042942.8670.64
Sep 2016 *1523522.3990.65
Sep 2015 *1983661.91080.55
Sep 2014 *1954282.21230.63

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

82 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.411th of 18 in Havering
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%10th of 18 in Havering
Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%
  • This school
  • Havering median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.05
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)8247.445%66%–
2024/2511144.149%69%–
2023/2410146.150%77%+0.05
2022/238651.052%71%+0.53

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

  • 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 sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
145944 · 311/4014
Trust
Unity Schools Partnership
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
1,334 pupils · 918 on roll
Free school meals
31.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 April 2018
Replaced
St Edward's Church of England School & Sixth Form College (URN 137145); St Edward's Church of England School & Sixth Form College (URN 102349)
Address
London Road, Romford, RM7 9NX
Local authority
Havering

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