Branfil Primary School
Cedar Avenue, Branfil Primary School, Upminster, RM14 2LWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Branfil Primary School is a primary school in Havering for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 91 schools in Havering. It ranks 34th of 49 primary schools in Havering. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 July 2014, report published 4 September 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 27 February 2024
This school is a kind and friendly place. Staff at Branfil take every opportunity to model the school's values of love, explore, aspire, respect and nurture. This helps pupils to understand how these values can positively shape their conduct and the way that they speak to others. In class and in the playground, pupils try hard to live out these values. Pupils are happy at school and they enjoy their time here. The school's curriculum has been intelligently designed to ensure that it provides pupils with a broad, balanced and aspirational education. Right from the start of early years, leaders have high expectations for the knowledge and skills that pupils will learn. Carefully planned support ensures that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn the school's curriculum well. Positive behaviour in lessons supports pupils' learning. Pupils know that, if they have a concern, a trusted adult would be on hand to help them to resolve any worries. Pupils work well together and they support each other. Lunchtimes are fun and pupils play well with one another. Pupils enjoy the range of activities that they can take part in during their social times. Leaders ensure that all school staff understand their role in looking after pupils' well- being. Pupils are kept safe.
What the school should improve
- In some teaching, pupils occasionally complete activities that are not as effective as they could be in supporting them to secure a depth of understanding in some subject content. This means that, in these instances, pupils' knowledge of key ideas in a subject is less deep and detailed as leaders would like it to be. Where this is the case, the school should refine and strengthen how teaching activities enable more pupils to master the full curriculum and attain a greater depth of knowledge.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
90 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
533 pupils on roll, with places for 600
Schools near Branfil Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacton Primary School | 0.5 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 83% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Upminster Junior School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 88% met the expected standard |
| Upminster Infant School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Suttons Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicole Gunthorpe
- Phone
- 01708225186
- Address
- Cedar Avenue, Branfil Primary School, Upminster, RM14 2LW
- Local authority
- Havering
- URN
- 135588
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.