St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Havering Drive, Romford, RM1 4BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Teacher
- Mr Christopher Speller
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 675
- URN
- 102328
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708745971
About this school
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 675 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 88 | 87 | 78 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 69% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 15% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 76% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 58% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 665 |
| 2023/24 | 680 |
| 2024/25 | 662 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 38th of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.1% | 13.6% | 675 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 9.4% | 376 | 0.1 miles |
| Parklands Primary School | 72% | 6% | 17.9% | 881 | 0.4 miles |
| The Mawney Foundation School | 67% | 5.9% | 22.4% | 650 | 0.4 miles |
| Gidea Park Primary School | 75% | 3.5% | 9% | 459 | 0.6 miles |
| Concordia Academy | 81% | 4.9% | 20.8% | 597 | 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)
- 13.64%
- English as an additional language
- 36.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 9.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Parklands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Romford
-
The Mawney Foundation School0.4 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Gidea Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Concordia Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranks 26th 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 St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the head teacher of St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The head teacher of St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Mr Christopher Speller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 675 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 675 on roll (107%), 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 St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Does St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School rank locally?
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 38th of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.