Mead Primary School
Amersham Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 9JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Amy Holmes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Learning Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 801
- URN
- 102322
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708343616
About this school
Mead Primary School is a community primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 801 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mead 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 91 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 63% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 1% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 71% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 72% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 64% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Mead 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 | 32% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 759 |
| 2023/24 | 773 |
| 2024/25 | 796 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mead Primary School compares
Mead Primary School ranked 49th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 6.1% | 38.5% | 801 | — |
| Broadford Primary School | 49% | 5.1% | 31.5% | 654 | 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 |
| Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School | 46% | 7% | 42.9% | 277 | 0.5 miles |
| Harold Court Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 17.9% | 420 | 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
- 10 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report28 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.48%
- English as an additional language
- 31.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 19.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadford Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Drapers' Brookside Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Drapers' Brookside Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Harold Court Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Mead Primary School ranks 34th 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 Mead Primary School teach?
- Mead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Mead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mead Primary School is Ms Amy Holmes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mead Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mead 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 Mead Primary School?
- Mead Primary School has 801 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mead Primary School full?
- Mead Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 801 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 Mead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Mead Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Mead 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.
- What SEN provision does Mead Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Mead Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Mead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mead Primary School compare with other schools in Havering?
- Mead Primary School ranked 49th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mead Primary School's absence rate?
- Mead Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mead 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.