The Royal Liberty School
Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6HJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SFAET LTD
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Raftery
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- SFAET LTD
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 749
- URN
- 143877
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708730141
About this school
The Royal Liberty School is a boys' secondary academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 749 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 8 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 137 | 144 | 144 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 51.1 | 51.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.28 to +0.22 | +0.47 +0.23 to +0.71 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 64.6% | 64.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 77.8% | 79.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 73% | 75.7% | 75% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
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 Royal Liberty 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 | 47 | 43.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 736 |
| 2023/24 | 748 |
| 2024/25 | 738 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Royal Liberty School compares
The Royal Liberty School ranked 6th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51 | 4.6% | 19.1% | 749 | — |
| Redden Court School | 47.4 | 6.1% | 18.6% | 1,058 | 0.9 miles |
| The Campion School | 52.8 | 4.4% | 10.2% | 1,235 | 1.0 miles |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | 51.4 | 6.2% | 22.8% | 1,381 | 1.0 miles |
| Marshalls Park Academy | 42.9 | 8.4% | 28.9% | 1,174 | 1.2 miles |
| Emerson Park Academy | 44.7 | 7.8% | 21.9% | 1,020 | 1.8 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)
- 19.11%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redden Court School0.9 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
The Campion School1.0 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
Marshalls Park Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
Emerson Park Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Romford
The Royal Liberty School ranks 4th 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 Warren School Secondary
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Royal Liberty School teach?
- The Royal Liberty School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Royal Liberty School?
- The headteacher of The Royal Liberty School is Mr Lee Raftery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Royal Liberty School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Royal Liberty 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 The Royal Liberty School?
- The Royal Liberty School has 749 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Royal Liberty School full?
- The Royal Liberty School has capacity for 750 pupils and 749 on roll (100%), 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 Royal Liberty School a faith school?
- No. The Royal Liberty School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Royal Liberty School a selective school?
- No. The Royal Liberty School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Royal Liberty School?
- The Royal Liberty 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.
- What SEN provision does The Royal Liberty School have?
- The schools register lists The Royal Liberty School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Royal Liberty School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2022/23 and 51 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 Royal Liberty School rank locally?
- The Royal Liberty School ranked 6th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% 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 Royal Liberty School's absence rate?
- The Royal Liberty School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Royal Liberty School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Royal Liberty 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 10 July 2026.