Rise Park Junior School
Annan Way, Rise Park, Romford, RM1 4UD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SFAET LTD
- Executive Head
- Mrs Hayley Durrant
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- SFAET LTD
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 141173
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708761935
About this school
Rise Park Junior School is a primary academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 350 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rise Park Junior School, 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
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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 87 | 79 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 43% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 67% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 68% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 Rise Park Junior 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 | 41% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 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 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 339 |
| 2023/24 | 343 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rise Park Junior School compares
Rise Park Junior School ranked 48th 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 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 4.2% | 19.4% | 350 | — |
| Rise Park Infant School | — | 4.9% | 11.5% | 278 | 0.0 miles |
| Parklands Primary School | 72% | 6% | 17.9% | 881 | 0.6 miles |
| Clockhouse Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 28.7% | 705 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 9.4% | 376 | 0.8 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 14.3% | 396 | 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)
- 19.43%
- English as an additional language
- 23.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 10.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Rise Park Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Romford
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Parklands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Romford
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Clockhouse Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Romford
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Romford
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Rise Park Junior School ranks 33rd 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 Rise Park Junior School teach?
- Rise Park Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the executive head of Rise Park Junior School?
- The executive head of Rise Park Junior School is Mrs Hayley Durrant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rise Park Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rise Park Junior 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 Rise Park Junior School?
- Rise Park Junior School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Rise Park Junior School full?
- Rise Park Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 350 on roll (97%), 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 Rise Park Junior School a faith school?
- No. Rise Park Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rise Park Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rise Park Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Rise Park Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Rise Park Junior School is part of SFAET LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rise Park Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% 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 Rise Park Junior School compare with other schools in Havering?
- Rise Park Junior School ranked 48th 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 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rise Park Junior School's absence rate?
- Rise Park Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rise Park Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rise Park Junior 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.