Crowlands Primary School

About Crowlands Primary School

Crowlands Primary School in Havering was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2023, a clear step up from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2012. The school’s strongest academic signal comes from its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits comfortably above the Havering local authority average of 65%, placing Crowlands 11th out of 49 primary schools in the borough and inside the top 25% nationally. The school also performs well on higher-level attainment: 45% of pupils achieved a higher standard in reading and 44% in maths, while average scaled scores of 108 in reading and 107 in maths suggest solid teaching across the core subjects.

The Ofsted report from October 2023 was an ungraded inspection that confirmed the school remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The previous graded inspection in 2013 had already awarded the Good overall effectiveness rating, so the school has held this standard for over a decade. Progress measures for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, but the strong expected-standard scores relative to the local average indicate pupils generally keep pace with or exceed their peers in Havering. The school is large, with 669 pupils against a capacity of 720, and 21.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average but not dramatically so.

Crowlands offers a wide range of facilities including a library, ICT suite, gymnasium, dining hall, outdoor playground and even a chapel, which is unusual for a non-religious community school. Sports provision is strong, with gymnastics, football, cricket, netball, swimming and athletics, and there are clubs covering everything from eco and science to chess, film, book club and choir. The school has an extensive SEND offer, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, autism and social, emotional and mental health support. With a nursery on site, it caters for children from age three. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 there were 141 applications for 63 places, with 61 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.24. This is a popular, well-regarded primary that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes within a large, inclusive setting in the Romford area.

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