Hylands Primary SchoolSquirrels Heath Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Romford.

Summary of the comparison

Hylands Primary School and Squirrels Heath Primary School are primary schools in Romford.

  • Hylands Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Squirrels Heath Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Squirrels Heath Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hylands Primary School was judged Good and Squirrels Heath Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Hylands Primary School and 76.0% for Squirrels Heath Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Hylands Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Squirrels Heath Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hylands Primary School versus Squirrels Heath Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RomfordHylands Primary SchoolRomfordSquirrels Heath Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking37th of 58 in Havering 15th of 58 in Havering Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll656 345
Capacity650 630
LocationRomford, RM1 2RU Romford, RM2 5TP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census656 345
Free school meals (ever 6)21.9% 23.5%
English as an additional language32.0% 26.1%
SEN support10.7% 9.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.3% 10.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Hylands Primary School

Squirrels Heath Primary School

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