Drapers' Brookside Infant School
Dagnam Park Drive, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 9DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Angela Winch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Drapers Company
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 142966
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708371331
About this school
Drapers' Brookside Infant School is a primary academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 198 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Drapers' Brookside Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Drapers' Brookside Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.5% | 36.3% | 198 | — |
| Drapers' Brookside Junior School | 47% | 7.1% | 50.8% | 234 | 0.0 miles |
| Mead Primary School | 40% | 6.1% | 38.5% | 801 | 0.5 miles |
| Broadford Primary School | 49% | 5.1% | 31.5% | 654 | 0.5 miles |
| Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School | 46% | 7% | 42.9% | 277 | 0.5 miles |
| Drapers' Maylands Primary School | 77% | 4.7% | 29.6% | 348 | 0.7 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)
- 36.31%
- English as an additional language
- 43.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.53%
- Persistent absence
- 24.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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Drapers' Brookside Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Mead Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Broadford Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
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Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School0.5 miles
Primary · Romford
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Drapers' Maylands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Romford
Other 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 Junior School Primary
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School Primary
- Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Drapers' Brookside Infant School teach?
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the principal of Drapers' Brookside Infant School?
- The principal of Drapers' Brookside Infant School is Mrs Angela Winch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Drapers' Brookside Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Drapers' Brookside Infant 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 Drapers' Brookside Infant School?
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Drapers' Brookside Infant School full?
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 198 on roll (110%), 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 Drapers' Brookside Infant School a faith school?
- No. Drapers' Brookside Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Drapers' Brookside Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Drapers' Brookside Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Drapers' Brookside Infant School?
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School is part of DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Drapers' Brookside Infant School's absence rate?
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Drapers' Brookside Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Drapers' Brookside Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.