SCHOOL PROFILE

St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102328
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Havering
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 675 633 full-time · 42 part-time
Female pupils 299 44.3% of pupils
Male pupils 376 55.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.0%
11.8 pts below England
School 13.0%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.4%
11.1 pts above England
School 31.4%
Havering 27.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Havering 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
21.6%
146
African
19.3%
130
Any other White background
9.6%
65
Caribbean
8.9%
60
Indian
6.8%
46
Any other Mixed background
5.9%
40
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.7% 106 of 675 pupils
5.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.7%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.3% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts below
EHC plans 7.4% 50 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 47
Autistic spectrum disorder 34
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Physical disability 1
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Havering 63.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Havering 75.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Havering 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Havering 74.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.09%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.13 pts lower than England
School 4.09%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.31%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.51 pts lower than England
School 9.31%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
Havering 1.53%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

107.1% 19.0 pts above England
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
107.1%
Havering
95.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information