Squirrels Heath Primary School

Community school·Primary school Romford, Havering·RM2 5TP
Composite score
70.4
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#1,718
National rank
#462
In London
#8
In Havering
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
76%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
60 first choices, 89 places
First choices per place
0.67
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
234
any preference, for 89 places
Last place offered lived
2.04 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 3288 m
Applications from another council area
2%

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
345
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
26.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,900
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Squirrels Heath Primary School at a glance

Located in Romford, Havering, Squirrels Heath Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 345 pupils aged 4 to 11. 76% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 7.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Squirrels Heath Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 89 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.04 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 19.4 pupils per teacher. Squirrels Heath Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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