Bower Park AcademyThe Royal Liberty School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Romford.
Summary of the comparison
Bower Park Academy and The Royal Liberty School are secondary schools in Romford.
Bower Park Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Royal Liberty School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Royal Liberty School is ahead on our composite score.
Bower Park Academy was judged Good and The Royal Liberty School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.7 for Bower Park Academy and 51.0 for The Royal Liberty School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Bower Park Academy (39.6 in 2021-22, 37.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Royal Liberty School (51.0 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RomfordBower Park Academy | RomfordThe Royal Liberty School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 18 in Havering | 7th of 18 in Havering Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,016 | 738 | |
| Capacity | 963 | 750 | |
| Location | Romford, RM1 4YY | Romford, RM2 6HJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 51.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31.4% | 64.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51.8% | 79.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.6% | 75.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | 4.77 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 191 | 144 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,016 | 738 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 36.2% | 19.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.2% | 23.3% | |
| SEN support | 11.1% | 10.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.2% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.9% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.2% | 11.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bower Park Academy
The Royal Liberty School
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