Mead Primary SchoolDrapers' Brookside Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Romford.
Summary of the comparison
Mead Primary School and Drapers' Brookside Infant School are primary schools in Romford.
Mead Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Drapers' Brookside Infant School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Drapers' Brookside Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Mead Primary School was judged Good and Drapers' Brookside Infant School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Mead Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RomfordMead Primary School | RomfordDrapers' Brookside Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 48th of 58 in Havering Stronger figure | 57th of 58 in Havering | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 796 | 229 | |
| Capacity | 840 | 180 | |
| Location | Romford, RM3 9JD | Romford, RM3 9DJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 40.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 796 | 229 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.5% | 36.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.7% | 43.2% | |
| SEN support | 13.1% | 13.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.4% | 6.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 7.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.4% Stronger figure | 24.4% | 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.
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.
Mead Primary School
Drapers' Brookside Infant School
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