Warren Junior School
Gordon Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr J Bell
- Federation
- The Federation of Warren Junior School and Furze Infants School
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 560
- Pupils on roll
- 546
- URN
- 101219
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704680
About this school
Warren Junior School is a community primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 546 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Warren Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 140 | 140 | 136 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 70% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 84% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 89% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +7.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Warren Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 557 |
| 2023/24 | 562 |
| 2024/25 | 559 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warren Junior School compares
Warren Junior School ranked 8th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.5% | 25% | 546 | — |
| Furze Infant School | — | 5.5% | 12.9% | 452 | 0.3 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 95% | 3.8% | 14.4% | 426 | 0.7 miles |
| Rose Lane Primary School | 48% | 5.4% | 39% | 582 | 0.7 miles |
| Crowlands Primary School | 80% | 5.8% | 22.3% | 669 | 1.0 miles |
| Grove Primary School | 79% | 5.1% | 19.3% | 666 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.04%
- English as an additional language
- 36.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 12.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Furze Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Romford
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Rose Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Crowlands Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Grove Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Warren Junior School ranks 6th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Romford.
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
- Concordia Academy Primary
- Crowlands Primary School Primary
- Crownfield Infant School Primary
- Crownfield Junior School Primary
- Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School Primary
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Warren Junior School teach?
- Warren Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Warren Junior School?
- The headteacher of Warren Junior School is Mr J Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Warren Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warren Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Warren Junior School?
- Warren Junior School has 546 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Warren Junior School full?
- Warren Junior School has capacity for 560 pupils and 546 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Warren Junior School a faith school?
- No. Warren Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Warren Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Warren Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Warren Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Warren Junior School is part of the The Federation of Warren Junior School and Furze Infants School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Warren Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Warren Junior School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- Warren Junior School ranked 8th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Warren Junior School's absence rate?
- Warren Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warren Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warren Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.