Harold Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Romford, Havering
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Havering · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2013–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Harold Wood Primary School is a primary school in Romford, Havering for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Harold Wood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | 0.86 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.49 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.89 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 2.10 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.97 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 3.62 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | 1.85 mi |
| Reception 2012 | 1.02 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in all 8 earlier years, and the last distance offered swung sharply between some years.
- In 2026, Reception had 81 first-choice applications for 90 offers, which is 0.9 first choices per offer, the 19th lowest of 50 Havering primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 52% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 52% for 2024/25 was the 3rd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Havering that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Havering schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Recreation Avenue, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0TH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 641 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this happy and welcoming school.”
- “Staff take the time to greet pupils warmly each morning.”
- “This creates a positive start to the day.”
To improve
- “Provisional end of Year 6 outcomes in reading and mathematics were below national standards last year.”
- “Therefore, some pupils were not as prepared as they could have been for the next stage of their education.”
- “However, in a few subjects, pupils do not gain the important knowledge and skills as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 81 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 81 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Havering.
- Nelmes Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ardleigh Green Infant School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ardleigh Green Junior School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Harold Court Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Mead Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadford Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Squirrels Heath Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Towers Infant School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published