Little Heath School
Hainault Road, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fawzia Govender
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 102878
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085994864
About this school
Little Heath School is a foundation special school in Romford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 264 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Little Heath 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 29 | 37 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.55 -2.07 to -1.02 | -1.50 -1.97 to -1.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Little Heath 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 | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.4 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.5 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.3 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.29%
- English as an additional language
- 52.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.53%
- Persistent absence
- 40.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Constance Bridgeman Centre0.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Ilford
-
Newbridge School0.6 miles
Academies · Romford
-
Hatchside School0.9 miles
Free Schools · Ilford
-
Eastcourt Independent School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
-
Redbridge Alternative Provision1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Ilford
Other schools in Romford
- Lime Academy Forest Approach Academies
- Lime Academy Ravensbourne Academies
- Newbridge School Academies
- The Compass School Free Schools
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Little Heath School teach?
- Little Heath School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Little Heath School?
- The headteacher of Little Heath School is Mrs Fawzia Govender, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Little Heath School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Heath 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 Little Heath School?
- Little Heath School has 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Little Heath School full?
- Little Heath School has capacity for 260 pupils and 264 on roll (102%), 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 Little Heath School a faith school?
- No. Little Heath School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Little Heath School have?
- The schools register lists Little Heath School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Little Heath School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.4 in 2022/23 and 0.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Little Heath School's absence rate?
- Little Heath School's overall absence rate is 11.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Heath School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Heath 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.