Broadford Primary School
Faringdon Avenue, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 8JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lois Nicholls
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 654
- URN
- 102317
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708342880
About this school
Broadford Primary School is a community primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 654 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 89 | 87 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 54% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 63% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 70% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Broadford 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 | 51% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 692 |
| 2023/24 | 683 |
| 2024/25 | 670 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadford Primary School compares
Broadford Primary School ranked 43rd of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5.1% | 31.5% | 654 | — |
| Mead Primary School | 40% | 6.1% | 38.5% | 801 | 0.4 miles |
| Drapers' Brookside Junior School | 47% | 7.1% | 50.8% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Drapers' Brookside Infant School | — | 7.5% | 36.3% | 198 | 0.5 miles |
| Hilldene Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 24.8% | 643 | 0.6 miles |
| St Ursula's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 3.1% | 15.3% | 423 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.49%
- English as an additional language
- 39.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 15.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mead Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Drapers' Brookside Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
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Drapers' Brookside Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Hilldene Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Romford
-
St Ursula's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Broadford Primary School ranks 29th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Romford.
- Barley Lane 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
- Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broadford Primary School teach?
- Broadford Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broadford Primary School is Mrs Lois Nicholls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broadford Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadford 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 Broadford Primary School?
- Broadford Primary School has 654 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broadford Primary School full?
- Broadford Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 654 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Broadford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broadford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadford Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broadford Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Broadford Primary School?
- Broadford Primary School is part of the The Learning Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Broadford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadford Primary School rank locally?
- Broadford Primary School ranked 43rd of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadford Primary School's absence rate?
- Broadford Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadford 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.