The Mawney Foundation School
Primary · Foundation 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.
The Mawney Foundation School is a primary school in Romford, Havering for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
The Mawney Foundation 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 | 0.87 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.85 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.62 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 1.75 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | 2.82 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.94 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.54 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | 0.73 mi |
| Reception 2012 | Every applicant was offered a place |
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, with a last distance published, in 9 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2026, Reception had 59 first-choice applications for 70 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 20.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Havering.
- Expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/25: 67%, 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 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
- Mawney Road, Romford, RM7 7HR
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 650 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this caring and welcoming school.”
- “The school has high ambition for what pupils can achieve and how they should conduct themselves.”
- “Many pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well.”
To improve
- “In some parts of the curriculum, however, this is less consistent.”
- “As a result, in a small number of subjects, pupils’ understanding is less well developed.”
- “In some lessons, pupils find the work too easy because the activities selected do not enable them to apply what they know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 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) | 67% | 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, 70 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 Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Concordia Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Crowlands Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parklands Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Gidea Park Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hylands Primary School 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Crownfield Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published