Hilldene Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · 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, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hilldene Primary School is a primary school in Romford, Havering for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Hilldene 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | 0.94 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 2.02 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.62 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.54 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2012 | 1.88 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in all 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 27 of the 49 other Havering primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- In Reception 2026, there were 59 first-choice applications for 63 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 24th lowest of 50 Havering primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Grange Road, Romford, RM3 7DU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 643 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe here.”
- “They enjoy being part of the Hilldene community.”
- “Pupils know they can share any worries they may have with a member of staff.”
To improve
- “However, the planned curriculum, including for early reading, is not consistently well implemented.”
- “This means that pupils do not build sufficiently deep bodies of knowledge in different subjects, including in areas of learning in the early years.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not achieve highly in national assessments and are less well prepared than they need to be for the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 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) | 61% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 63 offers in total, 59 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.
- St Ursula's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadford Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Mead Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Rise Park Infant School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rise Park Junior School 1.3 mi Good
- Ardleigh Green Infant School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published