The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2RR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Emilie Darabasz David Turrell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Life Education Trust
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,340
- Pupils on roll
- 1,381
- URN
- 138326
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708447368
About this school
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,381 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 231 | 235 | 232 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.5 | 54.7 | 51.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 +0.06 to +0.43 | +0.39 +0.21 to +0.58 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 63% | 45.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 78.7% | 71.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 59% | 63.8% | 61.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
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 The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls 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 | 52.5 | 43.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.7 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.4 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,432 |
| 2023/24 | 1,408 |
| 2024/25 | 1,393 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls compares
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls ranked 5th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.4 | 6.2% | 22.8% | 1,381 | — |
| The Royal Liberty School | 51 | 4.6% | 19.1% | 749 | 1.0 miles |
| Hornchurch High School | 54 | 7.3% | 32.4% | 661 | 1.0 miles |
| Marshalls Park Academy | 42.9 | 8.4% | 28.9% | 1,174 | 1.3 miles |
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College | 45.5 | 8.2% | 26.9% | 882 | 1.4 miles |
| The Campion School | 52.8 | 4.4% | 10.2% | 1,235 | 1.5 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)
- 22.8%
- English as an additional language
- 24.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.19%
- Persistent absence
- 17.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Royal Liberty School1.0 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
Hornchurch High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
Marshalls Park Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College1.4 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
The Campion School1.5 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Romford
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Romford.
- Bower Park Academy Secondary
- Chadwell Heath Academy Secondary
- Drapers' Academy Secondary
- Marshalls Park Academy Secondary
- Redden Court School Secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Royal Liberty School Secondary
- The Warren School Secondary
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls teach?
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls?
- The headteacher of The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is Co Headteacher Emilie Darabasz David Turrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, 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 The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls?
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls has 1,381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls full?
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls has capacity for 1,340 pupils and 1,381 on roll (103%), 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 The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls a faith school?
- No. The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls a selective school?
- No. The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls part of an academy trust?
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is part of LIFE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.5 in 2022/23 and 51.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls compare with other schools in Havering?
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls ranked 5th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls's absence rate?
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls'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.