St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · 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, 2012–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Romford, Havering for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 1.49 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | 8.61 mi |
| Reception 2012 | 4.20 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception entry in 2026, 110 first-choice applications for 86 offers gave 1.3 first choices per offer, the 6th highest of 50 Havering primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception in 2026, 84 offers went to first-choice families and 26 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- 13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Havering is 17.5%.
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
- Havering Drive, Romford, RM1 4BT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 675 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and proud to attend St Edward’s.”
- “They learn well and achieve highly.”
- “Pupils fully embody the school’s core values of: friendship, thankfulness, truthfulness, trust, forgiveness, respect, reverence and responsibility.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 2024 (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) | 58% | 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: 110 first-preference applications, 86 offers in total, 84 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 Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Parklands Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Mawney Foundation School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gidea Park Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Concordia Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rise Park Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rise Park Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Crowlands Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published