SCHOOL PROFILE

The Royal Liberty School

Secondary Academy converter URN 143877
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 750 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Boys
Religious character —
Local authority Havering
Trust SFAET LTD
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 749 749 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 0 0.0% of pupils
Male pupils 749 100.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.0%
5.8 pts below England
School 19.0%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.0%
4.7 pts above England
School 25.0%
Havering 27.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.8%
1.8 pts above England
School 2.8%
Havering 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.5%
378
Any other White background
10.3%
77
Indian
6.7%
50
Pakistani
6.5%
49
African
4.7%
35
Any other Asian background
3.6%
27
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 17.4% 130 of 749 pupils
3.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.4%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.8% 96 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts below
EHC plans 4.5% 34 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 37
Social, emotional & mental health 35
Speech, language & communication 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 19
Specific learning difficulty 7
Other difficulty or disability 2

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 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

51.0 11.8 pts above England
School 51.0
Havering 43.1
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 64.6% England 36.0% 28.6 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 79.2% England 51.4% 27.8 pts above England
EBacc entry 75.0% England 30.6% 44.4 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.77 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.47 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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

4.63%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.59 pts lower than England
School 4.63%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.10%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.72 pts lower than England
School 11.10%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.42%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.38 pts lower than England
School 1.42%
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 secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.9% 7.5 pts above England
The Royal Liberty School
99.9%
Havering
93.1%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
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