Squirrels Heath Primary School
Salisbury Road, Gidea Park, Romford, RM2 5TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Shipton
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 600
- URN
- 102303
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708446472
About this school
Squirrels Heath Primary School is a community primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 600 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 77 | 90 | 80 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 69% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 86% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Squirrels Heath 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 | 71% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Squirrels Heath Primary School compares
Squirrels Heath Primary School ranked 11th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 600 | — |
| Hylands Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 21.9% | 658 | 0.5 miles |
| Towers Infant School | — | 3.7% | 5.2% | 309 | 0.6 miles |
| Towers Junior School | 66% | 4.8% | 11.7% | 358 | 0.6 miles |
| Gidea Park Primary School | 75% | 3.5% | 9% | 459 | 0.7 miles |
| Ardleigh Green Junior School | 75% | 4.4% | 12.8% | 360 | 0.8 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)
- 23.48%
- English as an additional language
- 26.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 10.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hylands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Towers Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Towers Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Gidea Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Ardleigh Green Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Romford
Squirrels Heath Primary School ranks 10th 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 year groups does Squirrels Heath Primary School teach?
- Squirrels Heath Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Squirrels Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Squirrels Heath Primary School is Mrs Mary Shipton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Squirrels Heath Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Squirrels Heath 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 big is Squirrels Heath Primary School?
- Squirrels Heath Primary School has 600 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Squirrels Heath Primary School full?
- Squirrels Heath Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 600 on roll (95%), 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 Squirrels Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Squirrels Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Squirrels Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Squirrels Heath Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Squirrels Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Squirrels Heath Primary School rank locally?
- Squirrels Heath Primary School ranked 11th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Squirrels Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Squirrels Heath 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 Squirrels Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Squirrels Heath 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.