Branfil Primary School
Cedar Avenue, Upminster, RM14 2LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicole Gunthorpe
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 533
- URN
- 135588
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708225186
About this school
Branfil Primary School is a community primary school in Upminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 533 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
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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Branfil 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 | 65% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 579 |
| 2023/24 | 562 |
| 2024/25 | 554 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Branfil Primary School compares
Branfil Primary School ranked 32nd of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 533 | — |
| Hacton Primary School | 83% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 640 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| Upminster Infant School | — | 3.6% | 2.6% | 265 | 0.7 miles |
| Upminster Junior School | 88% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 364 | 0.7 miles |
| Suttons Primary School | 75% | 4% | 11.5% | 468 | 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)
- 10.11%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 7.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hacton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Upminster
-
Upminster Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Upminster
-
Upminster Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Upminster
-
Suttons Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Upminster
Branfil Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Upminster.
- Engayne Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The James Oglethorpe Primary School Primary
- Upminster Infant School Primary
- Upminster Junior School Primary
- Gaynes School Secondary
- Hall Mead School Secondary
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School Secondary
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School Secondary
- Corbets Tey School Special schools
- Oakfields Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Branfil Primary School teach?
- Branfil Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Upminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Branfil Primary School?
- The headteacher of Branfil Primary School is Mrs Nicole Gunthorpe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Branfil Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Branfil 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 Branfil Primary School?
- Branfil Primary School has 533 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Branfil Primary School full?
- Branfil Primary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 533 on roll (89%), 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 Branfil Primary School a faith school?
- No. Branfil Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Branfil Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Branfil Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Branfil Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Branfil Primary School rank locally?
- Branfil Primary School ranked 32nd of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Branfil Primary School's absence rate?
- Branfil Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Branfil Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Branfil 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 1 July 2026.