Harold Wood Primary School
Recreation Avenue, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0TH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Fryd
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 654
- Pupils on roll
- 641
- URN
- 102269
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708345473
About this school
Harold Wood Primary School is a community primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 641 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harold Wood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 90 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 44% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 60% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 57% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 62% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Harold Wood Primary 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 | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 622 |
| 2023/24 | 630 |
| 2024/25 | 641 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harold Wood Primary School compares
Harold Wood Primary School ranked 40th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.7% | 15.9% | 641 | — |
| Nelmes Primary School | 89% | 4% | 6.1% | 433 | 0.4 miles |
| Ardleigh Green Junior School | 75% | 4.4% | 12.8% | 360 | 0.7 miles |
| Ardleigh Green Infant School | — | 4.9% | 6.7% | 269 | 0.7 miles |
| Harold Court Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 17.9% | 420 | 0.9 miles |
| Mead Primary School | 40% | 6.1% | 38.5% | 801 | 1.3 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)
- 15.91%
- English as an additional language
- 27%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nelmes Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Ardleigh Green Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Ardleigh Green Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Harold Court Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Mead Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Harold Wood Primary School ranks 27th 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 Harold Wood Primary School teach?
- Harold Wood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Harold Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harold Wood Primary School is Mr Stuart Fryd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harold Wood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harold Wood Primary 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 Harold Wood Primary School?
- Harold Wood Primary School has 641 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Harold Wood Primary School full?
- Harold Wood Primary School has capacity for 654 pupils and 641 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 Harold Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harold Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harold Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harold Wood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Harold Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harold Wood Primary School compare with other schools in Havering?
- Harold Wood Primary School ranked 40th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harold Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Harold Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harold Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harold Wood Primary 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.