St Edward's Church of England Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Romford, Havering | Ofsted & DfE

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

49%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

81%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

449.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

848

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

49%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

81%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

449.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

848

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

49%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

81%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

449.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

848

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityHavering

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1

Admissions—

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St Edward's Church of England Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Havering

Part ofUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Finance£7935 spend / pupil£8586 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

68%

-9pp

79%74%69%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

49%

-1pp

67%55%42%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 49%

Attainment 8

44.1

-2.0

54.049.044.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 44.1

EBacc entry

81%

-2pp

84%66%47%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 81%

EBacc APS

449.0

+12.8

684.5545.9407.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 449.0

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.05

Average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

A-level APS

20.6

-1.8

32.426.520.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 20.6

A-level value added

-0.80

-0.2

-0.2-0.5-0.8

'19'24'25

'25 · -0.8

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

+2pp

9%4%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Average A-level grade

C+C-D

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · D

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.80

Well below average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

99%

Education or employment

99%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

96%

Education or employment

85%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

848

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

35%

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

London Road, Romford, RM7 9NX

Local authority

Havering

Website

www.steds.org.uk

Telephone

01708730462

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	68%	49%	44.1	Not applicable	81%	449.0	83%	848
2023/24	77%	50%	46.1	+0.05	83%	436.2	83%	734
2022/23	71%	52%	51.0	+0.53	77%	407.3	77%	575
2021/22	79%	67%	54.0	+0.21	84%	413.0	85%	537
2018/19	69%	42%	50.0	+0.04	47%	684.5	88%	814
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	20.6	D	-0.80	2%	56
2023/24	22.4	D+	-0.55	0%	40
2022/23	26.6	C-	—	0%	30
2021/22	32.4	C+	—	9%	42
2018/19	26.1	C-	-0.25	3%	82

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	848	17.7	13%	35%	32%	7%	24%
2023/24	734	18.9	9%	31%	32%	7%	22%
2022/23	575	20.4	11%	27%	34%	7%	22%
2021/22	537	18.1	11%	19%	33%	6%	18%
2020/21	615	17.5	12%	18%	25%	—	—
2018/19	814	13.6	11%	16%	31%	5%	13%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	5%	15%