SCHOOL PROFILE

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 146185
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 July 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

31 January 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 28 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Havering
Trust LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 94 94 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 51 54.3% of pupils
Male pupils 43 45.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.4%
1.4 pts below England
School 23.4%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.5%
11.8 pts below England
School 8.5%
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
67.0%
63
White and Black Caribbean
7.4%
7
African
4.3%
4
Any other Asian background
4.3%
4
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
4
Any other White background
4.3%
4
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 25.5% 24 of 94 pupils
4.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.5%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.1% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts above
EHC plans 7.5% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 6
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 2
Other difficulty or disability 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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Havering 63.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Havering 75.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

100.0%

29.7 pts above England

School 100.0%
Havering 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
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

6.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.12 pts higher than England
School 6.34%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.26 pts higher than England
School 23.08%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 1.10%
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

89.5% 1.3 pts above England
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School
89.5%
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