SCHOOL PROFILE

St Edward's Church of England Academy

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 145944
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,334 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

17 May 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 7 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Havering
Trust UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 918 918 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 388 42.3% of pupils
Male pupils 530 57.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.0%
5.2 pts above England
School 30.0%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.1%
16.8 pts above England
School 37.1%
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.

African
26.1%
240
White British
13.6%
125
Any other White background
11.9%
109
Caribbean
7.1%
65
Indian
6.2%
57
Any other Black background
5.8%
53
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 16.5% 151 of 918 pupils
4.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.5%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.8% 136 pupils
England 14.8% 0.0 pts above
EHC plans 1.6% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 44
Speech, language & communication 33
Moderate learning difficulty 28
No specialist assessment yet 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Specific learning difficulty 9

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

44.1 4.9 pts above England
School 44.1
Havering 43.1
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 48.6% England 36.0% 12.6 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 68.5% England 51.4% 17.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 81.1% England 30.6% 50.5 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.04 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.05 · 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

6.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.69 pts higher than England
School 6.91%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.88%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.07 pts higher than England
School 23.88%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts higher than England
School 3.19%
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

68.8% 23.5 pts below England
St Edward's Church of England Academy
68.8%
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