Towers Infant School
Osborne Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Laura Blurton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Federation of Towers Schools (Towers Junior School and Towers Infant School)
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 102309
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708447407
About this school
Towers Infant School is a community primary school in Hornchurch. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Towers Infant 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Towers Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Towers Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.7% | 5.2% | 309 | — |
| Towers Junior School | 66% | 4.8% | 11.7% | 358 | 0.1 miles |
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 600 | 0.6 miles |
| Langtons Junior Academy | 55% | 4.6% | 33.9% | 240 | 0.6 miles |
| Langtons Infant School & Nursery | — | 7.1% | 25.2% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| Hylands Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 21.9% | 658 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.19%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.73%
- Persistent absence
- 7.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Towers Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Squirrels Heath Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Romford
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Langtons Junior Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Langtons Infant School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
Hylands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Hornchurch
- Ardleigh Green Infant School Primary
- Ardleigh Green Junior School Primary
- Benhurst Primary School Primary
- Elm Park Primary School Primary
- Hacton Primary School Primary
- Harrow Lodge Primary School Primary
- Langtons Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Langtons Junior Academy Primary
- Nelmes Primary School Primary
- R J Mitchell Primary School Primary
- Scotts Primary School Primary
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Towers Infant School teach?
- Towers Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Hornchurch.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Towers Infant School?
- The executive headteacher of Towers Infant School is Ms Laura Blurton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Towers Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Towers Infant 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 Towers Infant School?
- Towers Infant School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Towers Infant School full?
- Towers Infant School has capacity for 330 pupils and 309 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Towers Infant School a faith school?
- No. Towers Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Towers Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Towers Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Towers Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Towers Infant School is part of the The Federation of Towers Schools (Towers Junior School and Towers Infant School) federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Towers Infant School's absence rate?
- Towers Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Towers Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Towers Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.