St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 2 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Havering Drive, Romford, RM1 4BTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Havering for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 91 schools in Havering. It ranks 18th of 49 primary schools in Havering. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 5 December 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

78 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths58%

58%, 4 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths10%

10%, 2 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

675 pupils on roll, with places for 630

Eligible for free school meals13%

13%, 13.5 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language31.4%

31.4%, 9.8 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support8.3%

8.3%, 6.5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan7.4%

7.4%, 1.4 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Peter's Catholic Primary School	0.1 miles	Ofsted: Good	68% met the expected standard
Parklands Primary School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	72% met the expected standard
The Mawney Foundation School	0.4 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	67% met the expected standard
Gidea Park Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	75% met the expected standard
Concordia Academy	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	81% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Voluntary aided school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Speller
Phone: 01708745971
Website: stedwardsva.net (opens in a new tab)
Address: Havering Drive, Romford, RM1 4BT
Local authority: Havering
URN: 102328

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.