The Warren School
Whalebone Lane North, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6SB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Ms Jennifer Ashe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Loxford School Trust Ltd
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,380
- Pupils on roll
- 1,392
- URN
- 141178
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704500
About this school
The Warren School is a secondary academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,392 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Warren 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 209 | 202 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 | 48.2 | 47.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.69 +0.48 to +0.90 | +0.37 +0.17 to +0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 51% | 44.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 66.3% | 71.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 52% | 67.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
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 Warren 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 | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.4 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.2 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.6 | 43.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,318 |
| 2023/24 | 1,319 |
| 2024/25 | 1,374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Warren School compares
The Warren School ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.6 | 6.8% | 33.3% | 1,392 | — |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | 44.1 | 6.9% | 32.4% | 918 | 0.6 miles |
| Chadwell Heath Academy | 53.7 | 6.8% | 23.8% | 1,229 | 1.1 miles |
| All Saints Catholic School and Technology College | 56.1 | 3.6% | 26.5% | 1,345 | 1.1 miles |
| Mayfield School | 45 | 9.7% | 36.6% | 1,790 | 1.2 miles |
| Marshalls Park Academy | 42.9 | 8.4% | 28.9% | 1,174 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
- 15 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report8 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.3%
- English as an additional language
- 41.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.78%
- Persistent absence
- 20.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
Chadwell Heath Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College1.1 miles
Secondary · Dagenham
-
Mayfield School1.2 miles
Secondary · Dagenham
-
Marshalls Park Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
The Warren School ranks 5th 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 Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Secondary
- The Royal Liberty 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 Warren School teach?
- The Warren School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Warren School?
- The headteacher of The Warren School is Ms Jennifer Ashe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Warren School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Warren 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 The Warren School?
- The Warren School has 1,392 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Warren School full?
- The Warren School has capacity for 1,380 pupils and 1,392 on roll (101%), 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 Warren School a faith school?
- No. The Warren School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Warren School a selective school?
- No. The Warren School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Warren School part of an academy trust?
- The Warren School is part of LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Warren School have?
- The schools register lists The Warren School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Warren School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.4 in 2022/23 and 47.6 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 Warren School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- The Warren School ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% 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 Warren School's absence rate?
- The Warren School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Warren School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Warren 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.