79%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
65%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
75%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
686.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
738
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHavering
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Royal Liberty School · Secondary · Havering
Part ofSFAET LTD
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
79%
+1pp
79%74%69%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
65%
0pp
65%57%49%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
Attainment 8
51.0
-0.1
51.149.047.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.0
EBacc entry
75%
-1pp
76%63%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
EBacc APS
686.5
+7.0
686.5571.7456.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 686.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
738
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%
Contact
Address
Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6HJ
Local authority
Havering
Telephone
Email
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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 | 79% | 65% | 51.0 | Not applicable | 75% | 686.5 | 78% | 738 |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 65% | 51.1 | +0.47 | 76% | 679.5 | 77% | 748 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 52% | 47.0 | -0.03 | 73% | 604.3 | 76% | 736 |
| 2021/22 | 78% | 55% | 51.0 | -0.18 | 71% | 530.7 | 71% | 700 |
| 2018/19 | 76% | 49% | 47.6 | -0.19 | 51% | 456.8 | 59% | 593 |
| 2017/18 | 63% | 46% | 44.2 | -0.01 | 54% | 359.0 | 63% | 553 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 738 | 15.7 | 15% | 23% | 19% | 5% | 11% |
| 2023/24 | 748 | 16.4 | 15% | 25% | 20% | 5% | 12% |
| 2022/23 | 736 | 16.0 | 14% | 25% | 20% | 6% | 15% |
| 2021/22 | 700 | 15.9 | 11% | 23% | 22% | 6% | 12% |
| 2020/21 | 662 | 16.4 | 8% | 21% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 593 | 17.1 | 11% | 20% | 28% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.